That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
AGNES MARTINThis is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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Withdraws and makes itself up again pulls itself together with pride towers with pride rushes forward into imaginary conquest crashes in frustration withdraws with remorse and repentance pulls itself together with new resolution
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It’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
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The Minimalists are idealist. They want to minimise themselves in favour of the ideal. But I just can’t. You see, my paintings are not cool.
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I used to meditate until I learned to stop thinking.
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You can’t make a perfect painting. We can see perfection in our minds. But we can’t make a perfect painting.
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They are immeasurable, completely lacking in substance. They are perfect and sublime. This is the subject matter of art.
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Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
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The artist works by awareness of his own state of mind.
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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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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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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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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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The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.
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Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
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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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