We all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly
AGNES MARTINThis is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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I used to meditate until I learned to stop thinking.
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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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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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One must see the ideal in one’s own mind. It is like a memory – an awareness -of perfection.
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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.
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Fulfill your potential. That’s the way to happiness.
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Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
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The artist works by awareness of his own state of mind.
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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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Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
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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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I think it’s a response in our minds to perfection. It’s too bad, people not realizing that their minds expand beyond this world.
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To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like.
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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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