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The importance of an artist is to be measured by the quantity of new signs which he has introduced to the language of art.

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It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal exp...more

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A work should contain its total meaning within itself and should impress it on the spectator before he even knows the subject.

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Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while working.

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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 m...more

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You must forget all your theories, all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression of th...more

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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 ...more

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Creativity takes courage.