The artist works by awareness of his own state of mind.
AGNES MARTINArt is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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Happiness is being on the beam with life – to feel the pull of life
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The happiness of every living thing is what we want.
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There’s not any hint of nature. And still everybody responds, I think.
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I often paint tranquility. If you stop thinking and rest, then a little happiness comes into your mind. At perfect rest you are comfortable.
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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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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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The adventurous state of mind is a high house… The joy of adventure is unaccountable.
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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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I used to meditate until I learned to stop thinking.
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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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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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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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My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.
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Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
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You must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind.
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