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Brice Marden is an American artist known for his minimalist style and abstract paintings. His works are often inspired by natural elements, featuring simple shapes and colors, and showcasing a serene and introspective aesthetic. Born on October 15, 1938, Marden has had a long and profound impact in the art world.

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“Western artists stand as humans looking at nature; Asian artists try to be in nature. You become one with nature rather than painting a portrait of it. That's a big shift.”

Trying Humans Bigs Artist Painting Western Portraits Asian One With Nature

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“I respect all artists, just some more than the others. Because it's something that really needs to be done.”

Needs Done Artist

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“Being an artist is very independent thinking, although there's always going to be a lot of doubt.”

Thinking Artist Doubt Independent Being An Artist Independent Thinking

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“I'm much more concerned about what artists think. But as you get older you tend to get much more isolated; you're not out in the bar, having long drunken arguments on the benefits of your work vs. someone else's. It's hard to know how people are looking at it, and you don't get much feedback. The written critical stuff seems to be the feedback, but that's hard to interpret.”

People Thinking Knows Long Hard Seems Artist Stuff Know How Written Benefits Concerned Argument Critical Bars Isolated Feedback

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“I'm a professional artist, that's how I make my living. So I watch the market. There is, it seems to me, a lot of pure financial speculation, and I don't think that's terribly healthy. Though as long as the money is getting back to the artist, I think that's good. I'm very happy younger artists can make money faster than we could. And we were making it faster than a generation before us.”

Thinking Long Seems Artist Watches Generations Healthy Pure Financial Faster Making Money Very Happy Speculation

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“I remember getting out of grad school and coming to New York and not wanting to get a teaching job because I wanted to work on my own, to develop my own ideas. There isn't that time now. Artists are exhibiting while they are still in grad school. There isn't that safety cushion.”

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“Remember that an artist's life is an intense search for truth. This search takes many forms. Everyone of these forms demands its own disciplines. I learned and adapted to my search. I expect nothing from you. Question the truth of anything you confront. How does it apply to yourself and the trail you are pursuing?”

Doe Remember Form Life Is Artist Discipline Demand Intense Trails Adapted Search For Truth Expect Nothing

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About the Author

Born: October 15, 1938
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 29

Books & Sources

Brice Marden: Recent Paintings and Drawings : [catalogue of an Exhibition], September 23-21 October 1978, The Pace Gallery, New YorkRelated source material

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