Whoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin by cutting out his own tongue.
Art Quotes
Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers – and never succeeding.
I look out the window sometimes to seek the color of the shadows and the different greens in the trees, but when I get ready to paint I just close my eyes and imagine a scene. (Anna Mary Robertson)
It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.
Carving is easy, you just go down to the skin and stop.
The artist does not illustrate science (but) he frequently responds to the same interests that a scientist does.
I don’t paint things. I only paint the difference between things.
The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.
A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual.
I can’t think much of a people who drew cats the same for four thousand years. (on Egyptian art)
