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American artist Romare Bearden (1911-1988) is renowned for his collages, which often depict the lives and history of African Americans. Bearden's works blend various artistic styles, including Expressionism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism.

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Famous Romare Bearden Quotes

“Every artist wants his work to be permanent. But what is? The Aswan Dam covered some of the greatest art in the world. Venice is sinking. Great books and pictures were lost in the Florence floods. In the meantime we still enjoy butterflies.”

Men World Want Art Stills Book Happiness Joy Lying Artist Time Lost Enjoy Sin Excellence Permanent Immortality Covered Butterfly Flood Monarchy Venice Sinking Great Book Dams Florence

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“You should always respect what you are and your culture because if your art is going to mean anything, that is where it comes from.”

Ifs Should Mean Art Culture Respect Art Is Painter African American Self Respect

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“The essence of art is to recapturel the fantasy and the imagination of a child again, but without the innocence of a child.”

Children Art Imagination Fantasy Art Is Essence Innocence

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“Painting and art cannot be taught. You can save time if someone tells you to put blue and yellow together to make green, but the essence of painting is a self-disciplined activity that you have to learn by yourself.”

Ifs Art Self Together Taught Painting Activity Essence Blue Green Yellow Painting And Art Blue And Yellow

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“The artist confronts chaos. The whole thing of art is, how do you organize chaos?”

Art Whole Artist Art Is Chaos Organize

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“Black art has always existed. It just hasn't been looked for in the right places.”

Art Black Right Place Black Art

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“Art is the soul of a people.”

People Art Soul Artist Art Is

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“What I've attempted to do is establish a world through art in which the validity of my Negro experience could live and make its own logic.”

World Art Logic Validity

Book:Romare Bearden: Paintings and Projections

Source: Romare Bearden: Paintings and Projections

About the Author

Born: September 2, 1911
Died: March 12, 1988
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 25

Books & Sources

Romare Bearden, his life & artRelated source material

Romare Bearden, 1911-1988: A Memorial ExhibitionRelated source material

Romare Bearden: Paintings and ProjectionsRelated source material

Romare Bearden: The Human Condition : [exhibition] October 3-October 26, 1991Related source material

The Art of Romare BeardenRelated source material

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