One must see the ideal in one’s own mind. It is like a memory – an awareness -of perfection.
AGNES MARTINOne must see the ideal in one’s own mind. It is like a memory – an awareness -of perfection.
AGNES MARTINMy paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.
AGNES MARTINA definition of art is that it makes concrete our most subtle emotions. I think the highest form of art is music. It’s the most abstract of all art expression.
AGNES MARTINIt’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
AGNES MARTINAny material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
AGNES MARTINWhat 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.
AGNES MARTINThe happiness of every living thing is what we want.
AGNES MARTINWhen I first made a grid I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and then I was satisfied. I thought, this is my vision.
AGNES MARTINI used to meditate until I learned to stop thinking.
AGNES MARTINI paint with my back to the world
AGNES MARTINI 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 MARTINThe adventurous state of mind is a high house… The joy of adventure is unaccountable.
AGNES MARTINI think it’s a response in our minds to perfection. It’s too bad, people not realizing that their minds expand beyond this world.
AGNES MARTINGive up doing the things that you do not like to do.
AGNES MARTINIt is commonly thought that everything that is can be put into words.
AGNES MARTINI think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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