Wednesday, December 13, 2006

The Nature of Art

"Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest."

-Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
The Birth of Tragedy, ch. 24 (1872)
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