Robert Hughes
Born: 07-27-1938
Robert Hughes was an influential Australian art critic, writer, and broadcaster, renowned for his vivid prose and deep insights into art and culture. Best known for his work "The Shock of the New," a critical examination of modern art, Hughes also authored several acclaimed books, including "Goya" and "Barcelona." His authoritative voice and engaging narrative style have left a lasting impact on both art criticism and historical writing.
Book summaries for books written by Robert Hughes
Quotes
Art is an unending process of refining the ways we see.
Every age has its own collective fantasy, its own illusion of grandeur.
Art is meant to disturb, science reassures.
The art of the past no longer exists as it once did. Its authority is lost. In its place there is a language of signs.
Art is a way of preserving experiences, of making experiences solid, of passing them on.
Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist.
Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.
Art is an attempt to find in the world, in life, what is fundamental, enduring, or essential.
Without art, life would be rather pointless.
Artists are the antennae of the race, but the bullet-headed many will never learn to trust their own instincts.
Art is a wound turned into light.
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.