I paint with my back to the world

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Pollock was terrific. I think he freed himself of all kinds of worry about this world. Ran around and dripped, and then he managed to express ecstasy.

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Pollock was terrific. I think he freed himself of all kinds of worry about this world. Ran around and dripped, and then he managed to express ecstasy.
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Pollock Terrific Think
Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.

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Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
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Do Doing Give Like Thing
The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.

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The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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Artwork Material
We all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly

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We all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly
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Exactly Pursue Relentlessly
The adventurous state of mind is a high house… The joy of adventure is unaccountable.

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The adventurous state of mind is a high house… The joy of adventure is unaccountable.
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Anything can be painted without representation.

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Anything can be painted without representation.
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Anything Representation
You have to penetrate these and hear what your mind is telling you to do. Such work is original work.

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You have to penetrate these and hear what your mind is telling you to do. Such work is original work.
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Original Penetrate Telling
The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.

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The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.
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Devotion Enormous Oneself Pitfall Self
I’m very careful not to have ideas, because they’re inaccurate.

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I’m very careful not to have ideas, because they’re inaccurate.
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Careful Idea Inaccurate
I want to say that they are not what they seem to be. I want to say that all that seems like fantastic mistakes are not mistake.

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I want to say that they are not what they seem to be. I want to say that all that seems like fantastic mistakes are not mistake.
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Fantastic Like Seem Wanted
The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.

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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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Think Working
There’s not any hint of nature. And still everybody responds, I think.

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There’s not any hint of nature. And still everybody responds, I think.
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Everybody Hint Respond Think
What I say is that we’re capable of a transcendent response, and I think it makes us happy. And I do think beauty produces a transcendent response.

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What I say is that we’re capable of a transcendent response, and I think it makes us happy. And I do think beauty produces a transcendent response.
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Happy Make Transcendent Transendemt
A definition of art is that it makes concrete our most subtle emotions. I think the highest form of art is music. It’s the most abstract of all art expression.
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Abstract Concrete Definition Expression Form Make Subtitle
Inspiration is there all the time. For everyone whose mind is not clouded over with thoughts whether they realize it or not.
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Closed Everyone Inspiration Realizing Through
What we really want to do is serve happiness. We want everyone to be happy, never unhappy even for a moment. We want the animals to be happy.
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Everyone Really Serve Wanted

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