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.
AGNES MARTINThe 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.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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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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Nature is like parting a curtain, you go into it …. as you would cross an empty beach to look at the ocean.
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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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We all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly
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The artist works by awareness of his own state of mind.
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When you look in your mind you find it covered with a lot of rubbishy thoughts.
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The adventurous state of mind is a high house… The joy of adventure is unaccountable.
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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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I used to meditate until I learned to stop thinking.
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Beauty and happiness and life are all the same and they are pervasive, unattached and abstract and they are our only concern.
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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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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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Fulfill your potential. That’s the way to happiness.
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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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