“One paints from nature not in order to copy, but to express feelings of grandeur.” Quote by Georges Vantongerloo
“I see a flower. It gives me a sensation of the beautiful. I wish to paint it. And as soon as I wish to paint it I see the whole subject - flower - changed. It is now an art problem to resolve.” GivingArtWholeProblemBeautifulWishSubjectsChangedFlowerGive MePaintResolveSensations Author:Georges Vantongerloo
“You take that leap of faith. You have to be willing to follow, blindly, wherever it takes you. If you know where you're going beforehand, you're not going to end up with anything worth knowing.” IfsKnowsEndsFaithKnowingWillingLeapLeap Of Faith Author:Sam Messer
“People who believe in painting... realize there is something greater than just coming up with an idea, and executing it.” PeopleBelieveIdeasRealizingGreaterPaintingExecuting Author:Sam Messer
“In a very small way, painting addresses the 'Big Questions' to which we'll never find the answers. You do what you have to do even if it seems hopeless.” IfsWayBigsSeemsAnswersPaintingAddressesHopelessBig Questions Author:Sam Messer
“Sometimes I seem to be two people. One who does not paint and one who does. The one who does not paint assumes that the one who does can paint anything. The one who is the painter sometimes finds it difficult to live up to that faith.” PeopleDoeTwoSometimesSeemsFaithDifficultAssumingPaintPainter Author:Mary Pratt
“The fact is that until I saw paintings as icons, I couldn't see why people painted at all.” PeopleFactsSawsPaintingIcons Author:Mary Pratt
“When I'm painting them, the whole legend and mythology of apples occurs to me, and so Adam and Eve and the snake and all the rest of it somehow gets into the picture.” WholePaintingMythologyApplesLegendsAdamSnakesAdam And Eve Author:Mary Pratt
“My only strength is finding something where most people would find nothing.” PeopleStrengthFindings Author:Mary Pratt
“I can't stand theory because it is imposed by the intellectual. And the intellectual is, by definition, not a creative person. The intellectual is a person who talks about the creative process, but often doesn't understand it.” PersonsI CanProcessCreativeTheoryIntellectualDefinitionsCreative ProcessCreative Person Author:Mary Pratt