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Quote by Claude Monet

“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life - the light and the air which vary continually. For me, it is only the surrounding atmosphere which gives subjects their true value.”

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Claude Monet

Claude Monet was a French painter known for his Impressionist style. His works are renowned for capturing the play of light and color, particularly in landscapes, with a focus on water and light effects. Monet's paintings have had a profound impact on the development of modern art. more

“Or, to express this in another way, suggested to me by Professor Suzuki, in connection with seeing into our own nature, poetry is the something that we see, but the seeing and the something are one; without the seeing there is no something, no something, no seeing. There is neither discovery nor creation: only the perfect, indivisible experience.”

Way Nature Perfect Vision Seeing Creation Discovery Connections Poetry Is Professors Another Way Indivisible

Author:Reginald Horace Blyth

“Same old eyes, same old world but the difference is how you look at what is in front of you, not what it is.”

World Looks Eye Differences Vision Seeing Fronts Old World Old Eyes

Author:Lister Sinclair

“Probably the most potent desire for a painter, an image-maker, is to see it. To see what the mind can think and imagine, to realize it for oneself, through oneself, as concretely as possible.”

Thinking Mind Desire Realizing Vision Imagine Seeing Oneself Painter Makers

Book:Philip Guston: Collected Writings, Lectures, and Conversations

Source: Philip Guston: Collected Writings, Lectures, and Conversations

“My work isn't about form. It's about seeing. I'm excited about seeing things, and I'm interested in the way I think other people see things.”

People Thinking Way Form Vision Seeing Excited