I would like my work to be recognized as being in the classical tradition (Coptic, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese), as representing the Ideal in the mind. Classical art cannot possibly be eclectic.
AGNES MARTINI 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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Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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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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The artist works by awareness of his own 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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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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I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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You must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind.
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I paint with my back to the world
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There’s nobody living who couldn’t stand all afternoon in front of a waterfall …. Anyone who can sit on a stone in a field awhile can see my painting.
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Nature is like parting a curtain, you go into it …. as you would cross an empty beach to look at the ocean.
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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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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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You have to penetrate these and hear what your mind is telling you to do. Such work is original work.
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There’s not any hint of nature. And still everybody responds, I think.
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