Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg (2 May 1772 – 25 March 1801), pen name Novalis (; German: [noˈvaːlɪs]), was a German aristocrat and polymath, who was a poet, novelist, philosopher and mystic. He is regarded as an influential figure of Jena Romanticism.
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.
What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.
All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.