People come to music to seek oblivion: is that not also a form of deception?
Claude DebussyRead
Art has always been the raft onto which we climb to save our sanity. I don't see a different purpose for it now.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Art serves as a means for preserving mental health and sanity.
In this quote, Dorothea Tanning suggests that art acts as a lifeline, helping individuals navigate the tumultuous waters of life. It highlights the therapeutic and essential role of creativity, implying that art is not merely for aesthetic enjoyment but also crucial for maintaining one's mental well-being during challenging times.
Themes
ArtSanityCreativityMental HealthTherapy
In practice
Example use cases
During a wellness workshop, this quote can be shared to emphasize the importance of artistic expression for mental health.
Similar quotes
Music must awaken people to do their duty as citizens and act.
Fela KutiRead
It's such a pleasant surprise when you come on set and you find someone in charge like Ken Branagh or James Ivory. You know that you're going to do a day's work and at the end of it, it's going to be good.
Anthony HopkinsRead
Too much of what passes for design now is theater. It's one thing to be eccentric- and by the way, most eccentrics tend to be rather well-educated people - and quite another to be a faddist, by which I mean someone who tries to conjure a totally foreign aesthetic in a misplaced environment.
Albert HadleyRead
Cinema is not a series of abstract ideas, but rather the phrasing of moments.
Jean-Luc GodardRead
The sun had gone down behind the tall apartments of the movie stars in the West Fifties, and the unclear voices of children, already gathered like crikets on the grass, rose through the hot twilight.
F. Scott FitzgeraldRead