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That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.

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I would like my work to be recognized as being in the classical tradition (Coptic, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese), as representing the Ideal in the mind. Classical art cannot possibly be eclectic.
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Art Classical Memories Perfection Tradition
What I say is that we’re capable of a transcendent response, and I think it makes us happy. And I do think beauty produces a transcendent response.
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Art Beauty Capable Happy Make Response Thinking Transcendent Transendemt
The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.
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Devotion Enormous Instead Life Oneself Pitfall Self
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
Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
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Do Doing Give Like Thing
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
Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
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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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Closed Everyone Inspiration Mind Realizing Through Time
I’m very careful not to have ideas, because they’re inaccurate.
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Careful Idea Inaccurate
I’m very careful not to have ideas, because they’re inaccurate.
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Careful Idea Inaccurate
The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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Think Thinking Working Worst Yourself
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
The artist works by awareness of his own state of mind.
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Artist Awareness Mind Own State Work
My paintings are certainly nonobjective. They’re just horizontal lines.
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Art Certainly Hint Horizontal Life Nonobjective Painting Thinking
It would be an endless battle if it were all up to ego because it does not destroy and is not destroyed by itself It is like a wave it makes itself up,It rushes forward getting nowhere really it crashes
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Battle Destroy Destroyed Ego Endless Frustration Life Pride
Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
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Born Doing Happy Way

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