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Barnett Newman Quotes

Any art worthy of its name should address ‘life’, ‘man’, ‘nature’, ‘death’ and ‘tragedy’ Picture Quote #1

Any art worthy of its name should address ‘life’, ‘man’, ‘nature’, ‘death’ and ‘tragedy’ Picture Quote #1

6. There is no such thing as a good painting about nothing Picture Quote #1

I prefer to leave the paintings to speak for themselves Picture Quote #1

Painting, like passion, is a living voice Picture Quote #1

Aesthetics is to artists as ornithology is to birds Picture Quote #1

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The impulse of modern art is the desire to destroy beauty Picture Quote #1

Sculpture is what you bump into when you back up to see a painting Picture Quote #1

Aesthetics is for the artist like ornithology is for the birds Picture Quote #1

The problem of a painting is physical and metaphysical, the same as I think life is physical and metaphysical Picture Quote #1

We have lost contact with man’s natural desire for the exalted, for a concern with our relation to absolute emotions Picture Quote #1

I know that it is impossible to talk about my work. And since it’s impossible for me or anybody else to talk about my work, I feel I might as well talk about it Picture Quote #1

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It is our function as artists to make the spectator see the world our way not his way Picture Quote #1

We are in the process of making the world, to a certain extent, in our own image Picture Quote #1

1. To us art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can be explored only by those willing to take the risks Picture Quote #1

3. It is our function as artists to make the spectator see the world our way not his way Picture Quote #1

5. It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted Picture Quote #1

7. We assert that the subject is crucial and only that subject matter is valid which is tragic and timeless. That is why we profess spiritual kinship with primitive and archaic art Picture Quote #1

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4. We favor the simple expression of the complex thought. We are for the large shape because it has the impact of the unequivocal. We wish to reassert the picture plane. We are for flat forms because they destroy illusion and reveal truth Picture Quote #1

Painting, like passion, is a living voice, which, when I hear it, I must let it speak, unfettered Picture Quote #1

I hope that my painting has the impact of giving someone, as it did me, the feeling of his own totality, of his own separateness, of his own individuality Picture Quote #1

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Any art worthy of its name should address ‘life’, ‘man’, ‘nature’, ‘death’ and ‘tragedy’. (Barnett Newman Quotes) Any art worthy of its name should address ‘life’, ‘man’, ‘nature’, ‘death’ and ‘tragedy’ (Barnett Newman Quotes) 6. There is no such thing as a good painting about nothing (Barnett Newman Quotes) I prefer to leave the paintings to speak for themselves (Barnett Newman Quotes) Painting, like passion, is a living voice (Barnett Newman Quotes) Aesthetics is to artists as ornithology is to birds (Barnett Newman Quotes) The impulse of modern art is the desire to destroy beauty (Barnett Newman Quotes) Sculpture is what you bump into when you back up to see a painting (Barnett Newman Quotes) Aesthetics is for the artist like ornithology is for the birds (Barnett Newman Quotes) The problem of a painting is physical and metaphysical, the same as I think life is physical and metaphysical (Barnett Newman Quotes) We have lost contact with man’s natural desire for the exalted, for a concern with our relation to absolute emotions (Barnett Newman Quotes) I know that it is impossible to talk about my work. And since it’s impossible for me or anybody else to talk about my work, I feel I might as well talk about it (Barnett Newman Quotes) It is our function as artists to make the spectator see the world our way not his way (Barnett Newman Quotes) We are in the process of making the world, to a certain extent, in our own image (Barnett Newman Quotes) 1. To us art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can be explored only by those willing to take the risks (Barnett Newman Quotes) 3. It is our function as artists to make the spectator see the world our way not his way (Barnett Newman Quotes) 5. It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted (Barnett Newman Quotes) 7. We assert that the subject is crucial and only that subject matter is valid which is tragic and timeless. That is why we profess spiritual kinship with primitive and archaic art (Barnett Newman Quotes) 4. We favor the simple expression of the complex thought. We are for the large shape because it has the impact of the unequivocal. We wish to reassert the picture plane. We are for flat forms because they destroy illusion and reveal truth (Barnett Newman Quotes) Painting, like passion, is a living voice, which, when I hear it, I must let it speak, unfettered (Barnett Newman Quotes) I hope that my painting has the impact of giving someone, as it did me, the feeling of his own totality, of his own separateness, of his own individuality (Barnett Newman Quotes)