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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.

Agnes Martin

I hope I have made it clear that the work is about perfection as we are aware of it in our minds but that the paintings are very far from being perfect – completely removed in fact – even as we ourselves are.
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Art Aware Hope Made Mind Ourself Perfect Perfection
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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Favour Idea Idealist Minimalist Minimise Themselves Want
To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like.
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Giving Life Like Mind Progress Thing Up
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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Conquer Crashes Forward Make Pride Pull Repentance Tower Withdrawl
Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
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Born Doing Happy Way
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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Art Himself Kind Pollock Terrific Think Thinking Worry
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 Mind Realizing Through Time
You have to penetrate these and hear what your mind is telling you to do. Such work is original work.
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Hear Mind Original Penetrate Telling Work
You must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind.
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Acceptable Find Mind Think Thinking
The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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Artwork Manipulation Material Mind Result State
The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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Think Thinking Working Worst Yourself
It’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
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Art Fact Feeling Happiness Remembering Thinking
I once taught art to adults in a night course. I had a woman who painted her back yard, and she said it was the first time she had ever really looked at it. I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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Adult Art Course Night Once Taught Think Thinking
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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Fact Feet Know Path Truth
Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
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Do Doing Give Like Thing
Beauty and happiness and life are all the same and they are pervasive, unattached and abstract and they are our only concern.
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Abstract Art Beauty Happiness Perfect Pervasive Sublime Unattached

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