Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Quotes: ...art had no moral responsibility. Art, he argued, should strive only to be a beautiful object entirely separate from its creator.
         

...art had no moral responsibility. Art, he argued, should strive only to be a beautiful object entirely separate from its creator.


Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Check all other quotes by Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





...art had no moral responsibility. Art, he argued, should strive only to be a beautiful object entirely separate from its creator.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/art-had-no-moral-responsibility-Art-he-61458>.





Check out


Other quotes of Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray


I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.



Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.



The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.



Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.



If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.




All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.



Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.



Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.



The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.





Other quotes you may like




The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.

The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.



I saw someone peeing in Jermym Street the other day. I thought, is this the end of civilization as we know it? Or is it simply someone peeing in Jermyn Street?

I saw someone peeing in Jermym Street the other day. I thought, is this the end of civilization as we know it? Or is it simply someone peeing in Jermyn Street?



In your 50s, time becomes precious and must not be wasted. Every minute is an excellent opportunity for a good nap. Happy 50th birthday!

In your 50s, time becomes precious and must not be wasted. Every minute is an excellent opportunity for a good nap. Happy 50th birthday!



What appear to us to be causal explanations are in fact just stories—descriptions of what happened that tell us little, if anything, about the mechanisms at work.

What appear to us to be causal explanations are in fact just stories—descriptions of what happened that tell us little, if anything, about the mechanisms at work.



Every social organisation which is rooted in life still lasts a long time, even after the conditions from which it drew its strength have changed in a manner unfavourable to it.

Every social organisation which is rooted in life still lasts a long time, even after the conditions from which it drew its strength have changed in a manner unfavourable to it.



True silence is really endless speech.

True silence is really endless speech.



Much like a subtle spider which doth sit In middle of her web, which spreadeth wide; If aught do touch the utmost thread of it, She feels it instantly on every side.

Much like a subtle spider which doth sit In middle of her web, which spreadeth wide; If aught do touch the utmost thread of it, She feels it instantly on every side.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "...art had no moral responsibility. Art, he argued, should strive only to be a beautiful object entirely separate from its creator.". Author of this quote is Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray. This quote is about art, beauty, artist,.