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

Agnes Martin

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
The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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Artwork Manipulation Material Mind Result State
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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Art Mind Painting Perfect Perfection
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
The adventurous state of mind is a high house… The joy of adventure is unaccountable.
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Adventure High House Joy Mind State
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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Artist Concern Emphasize Exactly Experience Feet Mind Pursue Relentlessly Same
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
This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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Adventurous Artwork Attractiveness Joyful Stremous
I think our minds respond to things beyond this world. Take beauty: it’s a very mysterious thing, isn’t it?
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Beauty Beyond Mind Mysterious Respond Thing Thinking World
What we really want to do is serve happiness. We want everyone to be happy, never unhappy even for a moment. We want the animals to be happy.
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Animal Everyone Happiness Really Serve Unhappy Wanted
When you look in your mind you find it covered with a lot of rubbishy thoughts.
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Covered Look Looking Mind Rubbishy Thought
Happiness is being on the beam with life – to feel the pull of life
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Beam Feel Happiness Life Pull
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
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Adult Art Course Night Once Taught Think Thinking
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
The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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Think Thinking Working Worst Yourself
I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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Art Beauty Everyone Respond See Way

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