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
AGNES MARTINThis is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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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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When you look in your mind you find it covered with a lot of rubbishy thoughts.
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The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.
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There’s nobody living who couldn’t stand all afternoon in front of a waterfall …. Anyone who can sit on a stone in a field awhile can see my painting.
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To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like.
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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
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The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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It’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
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You have to penetrate these and hear what your mind is telling you to do. Such work is original work.
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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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When 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.
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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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