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Portraits Quotes

God sends experience to paint men’s portraits Picture Quote #1

A man cannot paint portraits till he has seen faces Picture Quote #1

Portraits are the most intimate photographs. The image will survive the subject Picture Quote #1

I make figurative portraits as a way to explore theories of quantum physics Picture Quote #1

I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening Picture Quote #1

Dreams are like portraits; and we find they please because they are confessed resemblances Picture Quote #1

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Make people’s portraits in familiar and typical attitudes Picture Quote #1

I do not care to paint portraits indoors. I cannot feel sympathetic Picture Quote #1

I do house things. I paint. I do portraits. I also paint my house Picture Quote #1

My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph Picture Quote #1

When you do not like human beings, you cannot make good portraits Picture Quote #1

Giving Back reframes portraits of philanthropy Picture Quote #1

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And painted portraits have a life of their own that comes from deep in the soul of the painter and where the machine can’t go Picture Quote #1

Painting like a child’ isn’t a negative for me... it’s something only great artists can really achieve. The childlike quality of some of Picasso’s drawings is precisely what makes them so masterful and extraordinary; the ability to express complete visions, feelings and portraits through a continuous line Picture Quote #1

I think I’m predominantly known for my portraits. Obviously in my work there are landscape or stilllife elements, but mainly my work is people . Picture Quote #1

There is nothing that special to see when looking at me. I’m a painter who paints day in day out, from morning till evening - figure pictures and landscapes, more rarely portraits Picture Quote #1

I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor’s office was full of portraits by Picasso Picture Quote #1

I’m interested in human vulnerability. We are alone, and my portraits reflect this quality. I don’t want anything to get in the way of this feeling Picture Quote #1

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Many intelligent people, when about to write..., force on their minds a certain notion about style, just as they screw up their faces when they sit for their portraits Picture Quote #1

Oh, you ask me, what is the greatest torture of a person who does portraits for a living? I could fill several volumes with nice nasty stories. I don’t know Picture Quote #1

In portraits, the grace and, we may add, the likeness consists more in taking the general air than in observing the exact similitude of every feature Picture Quote #1

They loved him, I think, because, with all his merits, he showed them to be rich: looking at his portraits, they understood at last how rich they really were Picture Quote #1

You cannot lay bare your private soul and look at it. You are too much ashamed of yourself. It is too disgusting. For that reason I confine myself to drawing the portraits of others Picture Quote #1

I painted two pictures of myself lately, one of which has rather the true character... I always think photographs abominable, and I don’t like to have them around, particularly not those of persons I know and love... photographic portraits wither much sooner than we ourselves do, whereas the painted portrait is a thing which is felt, done with love or respect for the human being that is portrayed Picture Quote #1

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Bacon’s portraits are an interrogation on the limits of the self. Up to what degree of distortion does an individual still remain himself? To what degree of distortion does a beloved person still remain a beloved person? For how long does a cherished face growing remote through illness, through madness, through hatred, through death still remain recognizable? Where is the border beyond which a self ceases to be a self? Picture Quote #1

I never wanted to make portraits - to photograph celebrities, beautiful people, beautiful landscapes, beautiful buildings, or people in distressing situations.... I have always been interested in everyman - average, ordinary people in everyday situations Picture Quote #1

I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another. In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I don’t recognize faces, so I’m sure it’s what drove me to portraits in the first place Picture Quote #1

We meet people every day whose bodies are evidently those of men and women long dead, but whose appearance we know through their portraits Picture Quote #1

In nude portraits, there’s porn and there’s art. We consider what we do art, and we think of ourselves as art objects Picture Quote #1

If you look at his portraits they always give you an indelible impression of his great height. So does his life. Height of purpose, height of ideal, height of character, height of intelligence Picture Quote #1

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God sends experience to paint men’s portraits (Portraits Quotes) A man cannot paint portraits till he has seen faces (Portraits Quotes) Portraits are the most intimate photographs. The image will survive the subject (Portraits Quotes) I make figurative portraits as a way to explore theories of quantum physics (Portraits Quotes) I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening (Portraits Quotes) Dreams are like portraits; and we find they please because they are confessed resemblances (Portraits Quotes) Make people’s portraits in familiar and typical attitudes (Portraits Quotes) I do not care to paint portraits indoors. I cannot feel sympathetic (Portraits Quotes) I do house things. I paint. I do portraits. I also paint my house (Portraits Quotes) My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph (Portraits Quotes) When you do not like human beings, you cannot make good portraits (Portraits Quotes) Giving Back reframes portraits of philanthropy (Portraits Quotes) And painted portraits have a life of their own that comes from deep in the soul of the painter and where the machine can’t go (Portraits Quotes) Painting like a child’ isn’t a negative for me... it’s something only great artists can really achieve. The childlike quality of some of Picasso’s drawings is precisely what makes them so masterful and extraordinary; the ability to express complete visions, feelings and portraits through a continuous line (Portraits Quotes) I think I’m predominantly known for my portraits. Obviously in my work there are landscape or stilllife elements, but mainly my work is people . (Portraits Quotes) There is nothing that special to see when looking at me. I’m a painter who paints day in day out, from morning till evening - figure pictures and landscapes, more rarely portraits (Portraits Quotes) I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor’s office was full of portraits by Picasso (Portraits Quotes) I’m interested in human vulnerability. We are alone, and my portraits reflect this quality. I don’t want anything to get in the way of this feeling (Portraits Quotes) Many intelligent people, when about to write..., force on their minds a certain notion about style, just as they screw up their faces when they sit for their portraits (Portraits Quotes) Oh, you ask me, what is the greatest torture of a person who does portraits for a living? I could fill several volumes with nice nasty stories. I don’t know (Portraits Quotes) In portraits, the grace and, we may add, the likeness consists more in taking the general air than in observing the exact similitude of every feature (Portraits Quotes) They loved him, I think, because, with all his merits, he showed them to be rich: looking at his portraits, they understood at last how rich they really were (Portraits Quotes) You cannot lay bare your private soul and look at it. You are too much ashamed of yourself. It is too disgusting. For that reason I confine myself to drawing the portraits of others (Portraits Quotes) I painted two pictures of myself lately, one of which has rather the true character... I always think photographs abominable, and I don’t like to have them around, particularly not those of persons I know and love... photographic portraits wither much sooner than we ourselves do, whereas the painted portrait is a thing which is felt, done with love or respect for the human being that is portrayed (Portraits Quotes) Bacon’s portraits are an interrogation on the limits of the self. Up to what degree of distortion does an individual still remain himself? To what degree of distortion does a beloved person still remain a beloved person? For how long does a cherished face growing remote through illness, through madness, through hatred, through death still remain recognizable? Where is the border beyond which a self ceases to be a self? (Portraits Quotes) I never wanted to make portraits - to photograph celebrities, beautiful people, beautiful landscapes, beautiful buildings, or people in distressing situations.... I have always been interested in everyman - average, ordinary people in everyday situations. (Portraits Quotes) I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another. In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I don’t recognize faces, so I’m sure it’s what drove me to portraits in the first place (Portraits Quotes) We meet people every day whose bodies are evidently those of men and women long dead, but whose appearance we know through their portraits (Portraits Quotes) In nude portraits, there’s porn and there’s art. We consider what we do art, and we think of ourselves as art objects (Portraits Quotes) If you look at his portraits they always give you an indelible impression of his great height. So does his life. Height of purpose, height of ideal, height of character, height of intelligence (Portraits Quotes)

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