To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like.
AGNES MARTINWhat 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.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye, it is in the mind.
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That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
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When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection.
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I’m very careful not to have ideas, because they’re inaccurate.
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I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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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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When I first made a grid I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and then I was satisfied. I thought, this is my vision.
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Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
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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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It’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
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There’s not any hint of nature. And still everybody responds, I think.
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It is commonly thought that everything that is can be put into words.
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One must see the ideal in one’s own mind. It is like a memory – an awareness -of perfection.
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Anything can be painted without representation.
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The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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