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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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“It is the medium, or the specific configuration of the medium, that we call a work of art that brings feeling into being.”

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Book:The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

Source: The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

“A subject emerges from an interaction between my self, my I, and my medium.”

Self Subjects Mediums Interaction

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“Painting is a medium in which the mind can actualize itself; it is a medium of thought. Thus painting, like music, tends to become its own content.”

Mind Painting Mediums

Book:The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

Source: The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell

“In printmaking, I essentially use the same process as in painting with one important exception ... to try, with sensitivity to the medium to emphasize what printing can do best ... better than say, painting or collaging or watercolour or drawing or whatever ... Otherwise, the artist expresses the same vision in graphics that he does in his other work.”

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Author:Robert Motherwell

About the Author

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

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The Collected Writings of Robert MotherwellRelated source material

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