One must see the ideal in one’s own mind. It is like a memory – an awareness -of perfection.
AGNES MARTINOne must see the ideal in one’s own mind. It is like a memory – an awareness -of perfection.
AGNES MARTINYou have to penetrate these and hear what your mind is telling you to do. Such work is original work.
AGNES MARTINMy paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.
AGNES MARTINI 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.
AGNES MARTINThe happiness of every living thing is what we want.
AGNES MARTINAny material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
AGNES MARTINWithdraws 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
AGNES MARTINThis is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
AGNES MARTINI paint with my back to the world
AGNES MARTINFulfill your potential. That’s the way to happiness.
AGNES MARTINIt 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
AGNES MARTINPollock 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.
AGNES MARTINI think it’s a response in our minds to perfection. It’s too bad, people not realizing that their minds expand beyond this world.
AGNES MARTINOnce he sees this fact his feet are on the path. If you want to know the truth you will know it.
AGNES MARTINArt is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
AGNES MARTINIt’s through discipline and tremendous disappointment and failure that you arrive at what it is you must paint.
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