This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
AGNES MARTINDoing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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I used to meditate until I learned to stop thinking.
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The adventurous state of mind is a high house… The joy of adventure is unaccountable.
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I paint with my back to the world
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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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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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I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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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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To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like.
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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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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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One must see the ideal in one’s own mind. It is like a memory – an awareness -of perfection.
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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 is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
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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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