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 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 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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It’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
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What we really want to do is serve happiness. We want everyone to be happy, never unhappy even for a moment. We want the animals to be happy.
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Happiness is being on the beam with life – to feel the pull of life
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The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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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 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 paint with my back to the world
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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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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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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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Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
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That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
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