I don’t believe in an art that is not born out of man’s need to open his heart.
EDVARD MUNCHThere is a battle that goes on between men and women. Many people call it love.
More Edvard Munch Quotes
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For as long as I can remember I have suffered from a deep feeling of anxiety which I have tried to express in my art.
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My art is rooted in a single reflection: why am I not as others are? My art gives meaning to my life.
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Some colors reconcile themselves to one another, others just clash.
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Without fear and illness, I could never have accomplished all I have.
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Oil-painting is a developed technique. Why go backwards?
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There is a battle that goes on between men and women. Many people call it love.
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One can easily tell that the creator of the paintings in the Sistine Chapel was above all a sculptor.
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But can they great works get rid of the worm that lies gnawing at the roots of my heart? No, never.
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And I would often wake up at night and stare widely into the room: Am I in Hell?
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Without fear and disease, my life would be like a boat without oars.
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Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye. it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.
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Through my art I have tried to explain my life and its meaning. I have also intended to help others to clarify their lives.
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The camera will never compete with the brush and the palette, until such time as photographs can be taken in Heaven or Hell.
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My breakthrough came very late in life, really only starting when I was 50. I had the strength for new deeds and ideas.
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Death is pitch-dark, but colors are light. To be a painter, one must work with rays of light.
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