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“Decisions are being made a mile a minute while you're making the work, and it has to come out of experience and vision.”

Quote by Jules Olitski

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Jules Olitski was an American painter known for his abstract expressionist style. His works are characterized by bold colors and fluid brushstrokes, profoundly influencing American art in the second half of the 20th century. more

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“Alas, all too often, the dream turns into a mud puddle. I am left looking at a disaster. What to do! Keep working. I ask the Almighty for help. That frees me.”

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“When the conception of internal form is governed by edge, color appears to remain on or above the surface. I think, on the contrary, of color as being seen in and throughout, not solely on, the surface.”

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“There is value in long years of obscurity, if one doesn't go insane or suicidal, in that, simply because nobody is looking, the habit of fooling around and trying things out gets ingrained.”

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“I work day and night without sleep. The paintings keep me fired up.”

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“In the bedroom darkness I may visualise a way of making a painting. I can see it - if I do this and this and that and this, my God! Why haven't I seen this until now? I can hardly wait to get to the studio and make the vision real.”

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