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Agnes Martin

My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.
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Forever Mind Painting Perception Seen
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.
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Art Classical Memories Perfection Tradition
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
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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Art Awareness Beauty Eye Life Mystery Perfection Think
Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
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Born Doing Happy Way
One must see the ideal in one’s own mind. It is like a memory – an awareness -of perfection.
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Awareness Idea Memory Mind Musit One Own Perfection
I’m very careful not to have ideas, because they’re inaccurate.
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Careful Idea Inaccurate
When you look in your mind you find it covered with a lot of rubbishy thoughts.
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Covered Look Looking Mind Rubbishy Thought
It would be an endless battle if it were all up to ego because it does not destroy and is not destroyed by itself It is like a wave it makes itself up,It rushes forward getting nowhere really it crashes
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Battle Destroy Destroyed Ego Endless Frustration Life Pride
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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Afternoon Beach Front Living Nature Nobody Ocean Stand Waterfall
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
I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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Art Beauty Everyone Respond See Way
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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Art Mind Painting Perfect Perfection
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
Anything can be painted without representation.
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Anything Painting Representation
There’s not any hint of nature. And still everybody responds, I think.
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Everybody Hint Nature Respond Think

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