"From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the thing it l...

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More Henri Matisse quotes
"A work should contain its total meaning within itself and should impress it on the spectator before he even knows the subject.
"Creativity takes courage.
"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...
"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...
"Creativity takes courage.