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The painter thinks in terms of form and color. The goal is not to be concerned with the reconstitution of an anecdotal fact, but with constitution of a pictorial fact.
Georges Braque
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Georges Braque
Age: 81 †
Born: 1882
Born: May 13
Died: 1963
Died: August 31
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To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself.
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I am much more interested in achieving unison with nature than in copying it.
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In art there is only one thing that counts: the bit that cannot be explained.
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There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.
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Nature is a mere pretext for a decorative composition, plus sentiment. It suggests emotion, and I translate that emotion into art.
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Limited means often constitute the charm and force of primitive painting. Extension, on the contrary, leads the arts to decadence.
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Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.
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Progress in art does not consist in reducing limitations, but in knowing them better.
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I do not believe in objects. I believe only in their relationships.
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Perspective is a ghastly mistake which it has taken four centuries to redress.
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Art disturbs, science reassures.
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Scientific perspective forces the objects in a picture to disappear away from the beholder instead of bringing them within his reach as painting should.
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