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Never ruin a good painting with the truth.
Henri Matisse
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Henri Matisse
Age: 84 †
Born: 1869
Born: December 31
Died: 1954
Died: November 3
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Fit the parts together, one into the other, and build your figure like a carpenter builds a house. Everything must be constructed, composed of parts that make a whole.
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...The more a picture has to give, the greater it is.
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Above all, an artist must never be too easily satisfied with what he has done.
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Starting to paint, I felt gloriously free, quiet, and alone.
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The energy within you is stronger than ever for being held back, compressed, and said No to.
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To draw is to make an idea precise. Drawing is the precision of thought.
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Colours have their own distinctive beauty that you have to preserve, just as in music you try to preserve sounds. It is a question of organization, of finding the arrangement that will keep the beauty and freshness of the colour
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Seeing is in itself a creative act which requires effort.
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A distinction is made between artists who work directly from nature and those who work purely from imagination. Neither if these methods should be preferred to the exclusion of the other. Often both are used in turn by the same man.
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Another word for creativity is courage.
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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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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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My models, my human figures, are never like extras in an interior. They are the main theme of my work. I depend absolutely on my model.
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A rapid rendering of a landscape represents only one moment of its existence. I prefer, by insisting upon its essential character, to risk losing charm in order to gain greater stability.
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I am unable to distinguish between the feeling I have for life and my way of expressing it.
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I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.
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An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.
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The truly original artist invents his own signs.
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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 know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.
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