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The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.

Agnes Martin

You have to penetrate these and hear what your mind is telling you to do. Such work is original work.
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Hear Mind Original Penetrate Telling Work
Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
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Born Doing Happy Way
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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Favour Idea Idealist Minimalist Minimise Themselves Want
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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Fantastic Like Mistake Seem Wanted
Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
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Artist Artwork Material May Response Theme
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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Abstract Concrete Definition Expression Form Make Music Subtitle
Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
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Do Doing Give Like Thing
The happiness of every living thing is what we want.
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Every Happiness Living Thing Want
This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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Adventurous Artwork Attractiveness Joyful Stremous
Withdraws and makes itself up again pulls itself together with pride towers with pride rushes forward into imaginary conquest crashes in frustration withdraws with remorse and repentance pulls itself together with new resolution
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Conquer Crashes Forward Make Pride Pull Repentance Tower Withdrawl
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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Done Error False Next Seem Step
To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like.
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Giving Life Like Mind Progress Thing Up
Fulfill your potential. That’s the way to happiness.
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Fulfill Happiness Potential Way
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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Closed Everyone Inspiration Mind Realizing Through Time
My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.
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Forever Mind Painting Perception Seen
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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Fact Feet Know Path Truth

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