You must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind.
AGNES MARTINNature is like parting a curtain, you go into it …. as you would cross an empty beach to look at the ocean.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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I used to meditate until I learned to stop thinking.
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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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I’m very careful not to have ideas, because they’re inaccurate.
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To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like.
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That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
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All that seems like error is not error; and it all has to be done. That which seems like a false step is the next step.
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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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Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
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Anything can be painted without representation.
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The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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The artist works by awareness of his own state of mind.
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My paintings are certainly nonobjective. They’re just horizontal lines.
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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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The adventurous state of mind is a high house… The joy of adventure is unaccountable.
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When you look in your mind you find it covered with a lot of rubbishy thoughts.
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