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Adolph Gottlieb

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Adolph Gottlieb was an influential American painter known for his abstract expressionist style. Born on March 14, 1903, in Brooklyn, New York, he spent much of his career exploring the boundaries of abstract art. His work is characterized by bold brushstrokes and a focus on the emotional and psychological aspects of human experience. Gottlieb passed away on March 4, 1974.

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“Certain people always say we should go back to nature.I notice they never say we should go forward to nature. It seemstometheyare more concerned that we should go back, than about nature.”

People Should Certain Concerned

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“In times of violence, personal predilections for niceties of colour and form seem irrelevant. All primitive expression (like the myths) reveals the constant awareness of powerful forces, the immediate presence of terror and fear.”

Seems Form Force Powerful Violence Awareness Expression Constant Terror Myth Colour Primitive Irrelevant Niceties

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“If we depart form tradition, it is out of knowledge, not innocence.”

Ifs Form Tradition Innocence

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“I want to express the utmost intensity of the color, bring out the quality, make it expressive.”

Want Quality Color Intensity Expressive

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“I never use nature as a starting point. I never abstract from nature; I never consciously think of nature when I paint.”

Thinking Use Paint Starting Abstract Starting Point

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“I use color in terms of emotional quality, as a vehicle for feeling... feeling is everything I have experienced or thought.”

Use Feelings Term Quality Emotional Color Vehicle

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“My favorite symbols were those which I didn't understand.”

My Favorite Symbols

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“Painting is self-discovery. You arrive at the image through the act of painting.”

Self Painting Discovery Self Discovery

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About the Author

Born: March 14, 1903
Died: March 4, 1974
Known for: Painter
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