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I paint when I cannot photograph.

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I paint what cannot be photographed, something from the imagination. I photograph the things I don’t want to paint, things that are already in existence.
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Existence Imagination Myself Paint Photograph
I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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Myself Nature Photography Vision
When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.
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Art Creation Human Mindset Nature See Work
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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Genius Himself Power Satisfaction
I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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Choice Dreams Ideas Myself Photography
Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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Courage Instagram Captions Makeup One Liner
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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Determination Dreams Myself Object Realization Record
Is photography an art? There is no point in trying to find out if it is an art. Art is old-fashioned. We need something else.
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Art Fashion Need Old Photography
Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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Information Inspirational Myself Personal Prefer
An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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Creation Desire Motivation Original
I am not going to be dictated to by the size of the camera. I use everything from an 8 x 10 to a 35-mm. But I don’t use these modern cameras which break down all the time !
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Camera Direction Leadership Time
The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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Future One Liner Trick Truth
l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
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Myself Paint Photograph
Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must admit, not for purely artistic reasons.
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Artistic Greatness Myself Nude Reason Subject Talk
To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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Creation Divine Human Reproduction

I paint when I cannot photograph.

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