Archaic Torso of Apollo Art and Culture Quotes

from all the borders of itself,
burst like a star (12-13)

Art isn't just form—it's also got its own sort of spirit, which can't be contained by its physical shell.

for here there is no place
that does not see you. You must change your life. (13-14)

Okay, here's a kind of creepy but cool thought—you don't just look at art. Art looks at you (eep).