“The artist need not know very much, best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks.” KnowsNeedsArtArtistWalksWalkingPaintBreatheAccidents Author:Emil Nolde
“A work becomes a work of art when one re-evaluates the values of nature and adds one's own spirituality.” ArtValuesSpiritualityAddWorks Of ArtEvaluate Author:Emil Nolde
“The art of an artist must be his own art. It is... always a continuous chain of little inventions, little technical discoveries of ones own, in ones relation to the tool, the material and the colors.” LittlesArtArtistColorMaterialsDiscoveryToolsRelationInventionChainsTies Author:Emil Nolde
“There is silver blue, sky blue and thunder blue. Every colour holds within it a soul, which makes me happy or repels me, and which acts as a stimulus. To a person who has no art in him, colours are colours, tones tones...and that is all. All their consequences for the human spirit, which range between heaven to hell, just go unnoticed.” HumansPersonsArtSoulSpiritHeavenHellSkyConsequenceBlueRangeToneColourSilverThunderHuman SpiritStimulusMake Me HappyUnnoticedBlue Sky Author:Emil Nolde
“Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Greeks... Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time.” BelieveArtSoulBeautifulRaceProudArt IsAll TimeThese DaysGreekRisingSolitaryRise AboveExaltedAssyrians Author:Emil Nolde