Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
AGNES MARTINBeauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye, it is in the mind.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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There’s nobody living who couldn’t stand all afternoon in front of a waterfall …. Anyone who can sit on a stone in a field awhile can see my painting.
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Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye, it is in the mind.
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I’m very careful not to have ideas, because they’re inaccurate.
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Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
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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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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
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I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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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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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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They are immeasurable, completely lacking in substance. They are perfect and sublime. This is the subject matter of art.
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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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Pollock was terrific. I think he freed himself of all kinds of worry about this world. Ran around and dripped, and then he managed to express ecstasy.
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I paint with my back to the world
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