Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
AGNES MARTINAnything can be painted without representation.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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All that seems like error is not error; and it all has to be done. That which seems like a false step is the next step.
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The artist works by awareness of his own state of mind.
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I want to emphasize the fact that we all have the same experience and the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly.
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I think our minds respond to things beyond this world. Take beauty: it’s a very mysterious thing, isn’t it?
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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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I’m very careful not to have ideas, because they’re inaccurate.
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Anything can be painted without representation.
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I often paint tranquility. If you stop thinking and rest, then a little happiness comes into your mind. At perfect rest you are comfortable.
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The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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It is commonly thought that everything that is can be put into words.
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To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like.
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The happiness of every living thing is what we want.
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Happiness is being on the beam with life – to feel the pull of life
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Once he sees this fact his feet are on the path. If you want to know the truth you will know it.
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