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Robert Motherwell was an American painter known for his abstract expressionist works. His art often features black and white colors, filled with strong emotions and philosophical thoughts. Motherwell held a significant position in the 20th-century art world, and his works have had a profound impact on later artists.

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“Abstract art is uniquely modern. It is a fundamentally romantic response to modern life - rebellious, individualistic, unconventional, sensitive, irritable.”

Art Modern Art Is Response Sensitive Abstract Rebellious Modern Life Unconventional Abstract Art Individualistic

Book:The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

Source: The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

“Abstract expressionism was the first American art that was filled with anger as well as beauty.”

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“For a painter as abstract as myself, the collages offer a way of incorporating bits of the everyday world into pictures.”

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Book:Robert Motherwell: the Complete Prints 1940-1991: Catalogue Raisonne

Source: Robert Motherwell: the Complete Prints 1940-1991: Catalogue Raisonne

“I have been continuously aware that in painting, I am always dealing with... a relational structure. Which in turn makes permission 'to be abstract' no problem at all.”

Has Beens Problem Turns Painting Structure Abstract Permission No Problem

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“It is sometimes forgotten how much wit there is in certain works of abstract art. There is a certain point in undergoing anguish when one encounters the comic.”

Art Sometimes Certain Humour Forgotten Wit Comic Abstract Encounters Anguish Abstract Art

Book:The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

Source: The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

“I never had the... common anxiety as to whether abstract painting had a given 'meaning.”

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“One of the most striking aspects of abstract art's appearance is her nakedness, an art stripped bare.”

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“Nothing as drastic an innovation as abstract art could have come in to existence, save as the consequence of a most profound, relentless, unquenchable need. The need is for felt experience - intense, immediate, direct, subtle, unified, warm, vivid, rhythmic.”

Needs Art Felt Existence Consequence Direct Innovation Profound Warm Intense Abstract Subtle Vivid Relentless Unified Drastic Abstract Art

Book:The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

Source: The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

About the Author

Born: January 24, 1915
Died: July 16, 1991
Known for: Painter
Quotes: 54

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