Home / Quotes / Quote by Willem de Kooning

Quote by Willem de Kooning

“In art one idea is as good as another.”

Quote by Willem de Kooning

Book:De Kooning: A Retrospective

Work

De Kooning: A Retrospective

This comprehensive book delves into the life and artistic journey of Willem de Kooning, one of the most significant figures in American art history. It offers an in-depth look at his paintings, sculptures, and drawings, showcasing the evolution of his style and the impact of his work on the art world. more

Author

Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning was a Dutch-born American abstract expressionist painter. Known for his bold colors and dynamic brushstrokes, his work had a profound impact on 20th-century art. more

You May Also Like

“Every so often, a painter has to destroy painting. Cezanne did it, Picasso did it with Cubism. Then Pollock did it. He busted our idea of a picture all to hell. Then there could be new paintings again.”

Ideas Hell Painting Painter Busted Cubism Cezanne Pollock

Author:Willem de Kooning

“Flesh was the reason why oil painting was invented”

Reason Painting Oil Flesh Reason Why Oil Painting

Author:Willem de Kooning

“Even abstract shapes must have a likeness”

Shapes Abstract

Book:De Kooning: A Retrospective

Source: De Kooning: A Retrospective

“I make pictures and someone comes in and calls it art.”

Author:Willem de Kooning

“When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it didn't bother me. I always think that leading actors should be called the best supporting actors.”

Thinking Should Actors Roles Bother Hood Robins Robin Hood Supporting Actors

Author:Kevin Costner

“An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will.”

Art Artist Paint Free Will

Book:Willem de Kooning

Source: Willem de Kooning

“My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I can see of course that, in the abstract, thinking and all activity is rather desperate.”

Thinking Way I Can Sometimes Lying Courses Interest Activity Abstract Desperate Desperation Abstract Thinking

Book:Willem de Kooning: Pittsburgh International Series, October 26, 1979-January 6, 1980, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute

Source: Willem de Kooning: Pittsburgh International Series, October 26, 1979-January 6, 1980, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute

“Whatever an artist's personal feelings are, as soon as an artist fills a certain area on the canvas or circumscribes it, he becomes historical. He acts from or upon other artists.”

Art Feelings Artist Certain Areas Historical Canvas Personal Feelings

Book:Willem de Kooning

Source: Willem de Kooning

“I paint the way I do because I can keep on putting more and more things in - like drama, pain, anger, love, a figure, a horse, my ideas of space. It doesn't matter if it differs from mine, as long as it comes from the painting, which has its own integrity and intensity.”

Ifs Way Long I Can Ideas Matter Pain Space Figures Mines Painting Integrity Drama Horse Paint Intensity Because I Can Anger Love

Author:Willem de Kooning

“Im not someone whos ever said anything definitive about his work. In my life also I have very little fixed form. I can change overnight.”

Littles Said I Can Form Fixed

Author:Willem de Kooning