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Much of the beauty that arises in art comes from the struggle an artist wages with his limited medium.
Henri Matisse
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Henri Matisse
Age: 84 †
Born: 1869
Born: December 31
Died: 1954
Died: November 3
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Seeing is in itself a creative act which requires effort.
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To draw is to make an idea precise. Drawing is the precision of thought.
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We ought to view ourselves with the same curiosity and openness with which we study a tree, the sky or a thought, because we too are linked to the entire universe.
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Nothing can be accomplished without love.
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When I paint green, it doesn't mean grass when I paint blue, it doesn't mean sky.
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I dream of an art of balance, of quietness, something analogous to a good armchair.
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He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices he is free and nothing holds him back.
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An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.
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