The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
AGNES MARTINI 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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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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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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The adventurous state of mind is a high house… The joy of adventure is unaccountable.
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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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There’s not any hint of nature. And still everybody responds, I think.
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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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We all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly
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My paintings are certainly nonobjective. They’re just horizontal lines.
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Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
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It is commonly thought that everything that is can be put into words.
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That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
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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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Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
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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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When you look in your mind you find it covered with a lot of rubbishy thoughts.
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