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Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Paul Cezanne

The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words, but with paintings.
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Himself Painting Word Work
Art first of all is optical. That’s where the material of our art is: in what our eyes think.
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Art Eyes Material Optics Ourselves Thinking
Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else – by color.
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Color Light Representation Reproduction
Everything is about to disappear. You’ve got to hurry up if you still want to see things.
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Disappear Hurry See Yourself
Literature expresses itself by abstractions, whereas painting, by means of drawing and colour, gives concrete shape to sensations and perceptions.
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Color Draw Expression Literature Painting Perception Sensation Style
Art is a harmony parallel with nature.
PAUL CEZANNE

Art Harmony Nature Parallel
An art which isn’t based on feeling isn’t an art at all.
PAUL CEZANNE
Keep good company – that is, go to the Louvre.
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Company Goodness
The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.
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Nature is more depth than surface, the colours are the expressions on the surface of this depth; they rise up from the roots of the world.
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Right now a moment of time is passing by! We must become that moment.
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Deep Moments Present Spiritual Time
For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations.
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Impression Nature Paint Realization Sensation Subject
Don’t be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.
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The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.
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Day Observation Revolution
Time and reflection, modify, little by little, our vision, and at last comprehension comes to us.
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Ourselves Reflection Time Vision
I am beginning to consider myself stronger than all those around me, and you know that the good opinion I have of myself has only been reached after mature consideration.
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Beginning Company Goodness Maturity Myself Opinion Reach Strong

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

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