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Painting Quotes

More important than a work of art itself is what it will sow. Art can die, a painting can disappear. What counts is the seed Picture Quote #1

It’s not a matter of painting life, it’s a matter of giving life to painting Picture Quote #1

Nothing in the whole world is of interest to me but my painting and my flowers Picture Quote #1

Visible things can be invisible. However, our powers of thought grasp both the visible and the invisible – and I make use of painting to render thoughts visible Picture Quote #1

The painting rises from the brushstrokes as a poem rises from the words. The meaning comes later Picture Quote #1

Little by little, I’ve reached the stage of using only a small number of forms and colors. It’s not the first time that painting has been done with a very narrow range of colors. The frescoes of the tenth century are painted like this. For me, they are magnificent things Picture Quote #1

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When I am painting I have a general notion as to what I am about. I can control the flow of paint: there is no accident Picture Quote #1

It took me time to understand my water lilies. I had planted them for the pleasure of it; I grew them without ever thinking of painting them Picture Quote #1

If painting is no longer needed, it seems a pity that some of us are born into the world with such a passion for line and color Picture Quote #1

Success is not fame or money or the power to bewitch. it is to have created something valuable from your own individuality and skill a garden, an embroidery, a painting, a cake, a life Picture Quote #1

Painting is the act of discovery and you’re constantly enlarging your horizon or finding yourself every time you paint Picture Quote #1

To love a painting is to feel that this presence is... not an object but a voice Picture Quote #1

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I reduced painting to its logical conclusion and exhibited three canvases: red, blue, and yellow. I affirmed: this is the end of painting Picture Quote #1

It wasn’t that I had any great dream of being an architect. I just wanted to make things. Whether it was furniture, painting, interior design, or architecture. I just wanted to create something Picture Quote #1

I’m not at all interested in painting the object just as it is in nature. Certainly I’m much more interested in the mood of a thing than the truth of a thing Picture Quote #1

Painting doesn’t freeze time. It circulates and recycles time like a wheel that turns. Those who were first might well be last. Painting is a very slow art. It doesn’t travel with the speed of light. That’s why dead painters shine so bright Picture Quote #1

A first ascent is a creation in the same sense as is a painting or a song Picture Quote #1

I loved painting and drawing for many reasons. One of them was that all it really required was me, a pencil and a pad. It was something I was passionate about, and still am Picture Quote #1

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Studying the universe engages us in something bigger than ourselves. Science tries to describe, in terms we can only grasp intuitively, things that are beyond our intuition.... all we can hope for is that our physical descriptions, like a song or a good painting, are a faithful evocation of some ineffable truth Picture Quote #1

What I have to do is utilize as best I can the ideas which objects suggest to me, connect, fuse, and color in my way the shadows they cast within me, illumine them from the inside. And since of necessity my vision is quite different from that of the next man, my painting will interpret things in an entirely different manner even though it makes use of the same elements Picture Quote #1

When you see what you express through photography, you realize all the things that can no longer be the objectives of painting. Why should an artist persist in treating subjects that can be established so clearly with the lens of a camera? Picture Quote #1

Painting isn’t a question of sensibility; it’s a matter of seizing the power, taking over from nature, not expecting her to supply you with information and good advice Picture Quote #1

You can go to the moon or walk under the sea, or anything else you like, but painting remains painting because it eludes such investigation. It remains there like a question. And it alone gives the answer Picture Quote #1

Paintings are but research and experiment. I never do a painting as a work of art. All of them are researches. I search constantly and there is a logical sequence in all this research Picture Quote #1

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The different styles I have been using in my art must not be seen as an evolution, or as steps towards an unknown ideal of painting. Everything I have ever made was made for the present and with the hope that it would always remain in the present Picture Quote #1

Perspective is to painting what the bridle is to the horse, the rudder to a ship Picture Quote #1

While adding the finishing touches to a painting might appear insignificant, it is much harder to do than one might suppose Picture Quote #1

What can be said about a man who is interested in nothing but his painting? It’s a pity if a man can only interest himself in one thing. But I can’t do any thing else. I have only one interest Picture Quote #1

I’m in a foul mood as I’m making stupid mistakes... This morning I lost beyond repair a painting with which I had been happy, having done about twenty sessions on it; it had to be thoroughly scraped away... what a rage I was in! Picture Quote #1

I think only of my painting, and if I were to drop it, I think I’d go crazy Picture Quote #1

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More important than a work of art itself is what it will sow. Art can die, a painting can disappear. What counts is the seed (Painting Quotes) It’s not a matter of painting life, it’s a matter of giving life to painting (Painting Quotes) Nothing in the whole world is of interest to me but my painting and my flowers (Painting Quotes) Visible things can be invisible. However, our powers of thought grasp both the visible and the invisible – and I make use of painting to render thoughts visible (Painting Quotes) The painting rises from the brushstrokes as a poem rises from the words. The meaning comes later (Painting Quotes) Little by little, I’ve reached the stage of using only a small number of forms and colors. It’s not the first time that painting has been done with a very narrow range of colors. The frescoes of the tenth century are painted like this. For me, they are magnificent things (Painting Quotes) When I am painting I have a general notion as to what I am about. I can control the flow of paint: there is no accident (Painting Quotes) It took me time to understand my water lilies. I had planted them for the pleasure of it; I grew them without ever thinking of painting them (Painting Quotes) If painting is no longer needed, it seems a pity that some of us are born into the world with such a passion for line and color (Painting Quotes) Success is not fame or money or the power to bewitch. it is to have created something valuable from your own individuality and skill a garden, an embroidery, a painting, a cake, a life (Painting Quotes) Painting is the act of discovery and you’re constantly enlarging your horizon or finding yourself every time you paint (Painting Quotes) To love a painting is to feel that this presence is... not an object but a voice (Painting Quotes) I reduced painting to its logical conclusion and exhibited three canvases: red, blue, and yellow. I affirmed: this is the end of painting (Painting Quotes) It wasn’t that I had any great dream of being an architect. I just wanted to make things. Whether it was furniture, painting, interior design, or architecture. I just wanted to create something (Painting Quotes) I’m not at all interested in painting the object just as it is in nature. Certainly I’m much more interested in the mood of a thing than the truth of a thing (Painting Quotes) Painting doesn’t freeze time. It circulates and recycles time like a wheel that turns. Those who were first might well be last. Painting is a very slow art. It doesn’t travel with the speed of light. That’s why dead painters shine so bright (Painting Quotes) A first ascent is a creation in the same sense as is a painting or a song (Painting Quotes) I loved painting and drawing for many reasons. One of them was that all it really required was me, a pencil and a pad. It was something I was passionate about, and still am (Painting Quotes) Studying the universe engages us in something bigger than ourselves. Science tries to describe, in terms we can only grasp intuitively, things that are beyond our intuition.... all we can hope for is that our physical descriptions, like a song or a good painting, are a faithful evocation of some ineffable truth (Painting Quotes) What I have to do is utilize as best I can the ideas which objects suggest to me, connect, fuse, and color in my way the shadows they cast within me, illumine them from the inside. And since of necessity my vision is quite different from that of the next man, my painting will interpret things in an entirely different manner even though it makes use of the same elements (Painting Quotes) When you see what you express through photography, you realize all the things that can no longer be the objectives of painting. Why should an artist persist in treating subjects that can be established so clearly with the lens of a camera? (Painting Quotes) Painting isn’t a question of sensibility; it’s a matter of seizing the power, taking over from nature, not expecting her to supply you with information and good advice (Painting Quotes) You can go to the moon or walk under the sea, or anything else you like, but painting remains painting because it eludes such investigation. It remains there like a question. And it alone gives the answer (Painting Quotes) Paintings are but research and experiment. I never do a painting as a work of art. All of them are researches. I search constantly and there is a logical sequence in all this research (Painting Quotes) The different styles I have been using in my art must not be seen as an evolution, or as steps towards an unknown ideal of painting. Everything I have ever made was made for the present and with the hope that it would always remain in the present (Painting Quotes) Perspective is to painting what the bridle is to the horse, the rudder to a ship (Painting Quotes) While adding the finishing touches to a painting might appear insignificant, it is much harder to do than one might suppose (Painting Quotes) What can be said about a man who is interested in nothing but his painting? It’s a pity if a man can only interest himself in one thing. But I can’t do any thing else. I have only one interest (Painting Quotes) I’m in a foul mood as I’m making stupid mistakes... This morning I lost beyond repair a painting with which I had been happy, having done about twenty sessions on it; it had to be thoroughly scraped away... what a rage I was in! (Painting Quotes) I think only of my painting, and if I were to drop it, I think I’d go crazy (Painting Quotes)

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