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“Painting is... a richer language than words... Painting operates through signs which are not abstract and incorporeal like words. The signs of painting are much closer to the objects themselves.”

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Jean Dubuffet

Jean Dubuffet, born on July 31, 1901 in France, was an influential painter. His artistic career was marked by a challenge and innovation of traditional painting, particularly known for his unique 'Art Brut' style. Dubuffet's works often exhibit a raw, natural beauty, and he used unconventional materials such as sand, earth, and debris to create unique visual effects. more

“If you are not being bullied all I would say - cause I like to talk about the other side of it as well - is you know, be someone that nurtures, and if there's someone in your class that maybe doesn't have a lot of friends, be the person that sits with them in the cafeteria sometimes; be the bigger person.”

Ifs Knows Wells Persons Sometimes Causes Sides Class Bigger Nurture Bullied Lots Of Friends Being Bullied Cafeteria Bigger Person

Author:Lady Gaga

“I organize the opposition between colors, lines and curves. I set curves against straight lines, patches of color against plastic forms, pure colors against subtly nuanced shades of gray.”

Form Lines Color Pure Opposition Gray Shade Plastic Organize Curves Patches Straight Lines Shades Of Gray

Author:Fernand Leger

“I like pushing boundaries.”

Boundaries Pushing Pushing Boundaries

Author:Lady Gaga

“Even a part of an object has value. A whole new realism resides in the way one envisages an object or one of its parts.”

Way Whole Values Objects Realism

Book:Léger: Catalogue of Th Exhibition Organized by the Art Institute of Chicago in Collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the San Francisco Museum of Art

Source: Léger: Catalogue of Th Exhibition Organized by the Art Institute of Chicago in Collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the San Francisco Museum of Art

“Painting cannot be the only activity of a mature artist.”

Artist Painting Activity Mature

Author:Ad Reinhardt

“I like the idea of the museum world and the university-academic situation where artists talk to each other or where artists or art students study with artists.”

World Art Ideas Artist Situation Study Students University Museums Academic Art Students

Author:Ad Reinhardt

“The ugliest spectacle is that of artists selling themselves. Art as a commodity is an ugly idea... The artist as businessman is uglier than the businessman as artist.”

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Book:Art-as-art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt

Source: Art-as-art: The Selected Writings of Ad Reinhardt

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