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Do remember that one line does nothing it is only in relation to another that it creates a volume.
Henri Matisse
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Henri Matisse
Age: 84 †
Born: 1869
Born: December 31
Died: 1954
Died: November 3
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Above all, an artist must never be too easily satisfied with what he has done.
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For my part I have never avoided the influence of others. I would have considered it cowardice and a lack of sincerity toward myself.
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Never ruin a good painting with the truth.
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...The more a picture has to give, the greater it is.
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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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Simple colours can affect the intimate feelings with all the more force because they are simple.
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What's so astonishing about not understanding? There are so many things in art, beginning with art itself, that one doesn't understand. A painter doesn't see everything that he has put in his painting.
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When a painting is finished, it's like a new born child, and the artist himself must have time for understanding. How then do you expect an amateur to understand that which the artist dos not yet comprehend.
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Art is an escape from reality.
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Truth and reality in art do not arise until you no longer understand what you are doing and are capable of but nevertheless sense a power that grows in proportion to your resistance.
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I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.
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Seek the strongest color effect possible... the content is of no importance.
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An artist is an explorer. He has to begin by self-discovery and by observation of his own procedure. After that he must not feel under any constraint.
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What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.
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All my efforts go into creating an art that can be understood by everyone.
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The wall around the window does not create two worlds.
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If I close my eyes, I see things better than with my eyes open.
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If drawing belongs to the world of spirit and color to that of the senses, you must draw first to cultivate the spirit.
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