To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like.
AGNES MARTINWhen 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.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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I want to say that they are not what they seem to be. I want to say that all that seems like fantastic mistakes are not mistake.
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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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When 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.
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Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
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It’s through discipline and tremendous disappointment and failure that you arrive at what it is you must paint.
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I want to emphasize the fact that we all have the same experience and the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly.
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That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
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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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You must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind.
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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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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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It’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
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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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A 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.
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