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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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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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The artist works by awareness of his own state of mind.
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My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.
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Happiness is being on the beam with life – to feel the pull of life
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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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My paintings are certainly nonobjective. They’re just horizontal lines.
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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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Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye, it is in the mind.
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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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I think our minds respond to things beyond this world. Take beauty: it’s a very mysterious thing, isn’t it?
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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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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like.
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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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One must see the ideal in one’s own mind. It is like a memory – an awareness -of perfection.
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It’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
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