Romare Bearden, his life & art
A source page for quotes linked to Romare Bearden.
“My purpose is to paint the life of my people as I know it.”
“The function of the artist is to organize the facets of life according to his imagination.”
“The artist confronts chaos. The whole thing of art is, how do you organize chaos?”
“The most difficult object in painting is yourself because you're always at issue”
“You put down one color and it calls for an answer. You have to look at it like a melody.”
“Black art has always existed. It just hasn't been looked for in the right places.”
“Painting is a self-disciplined activity that you have to learn by yourself.”