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Quote by Milton Resnick

“As soon as you see what you're looking at you have a name for it. You don't see it. The whole process of your thinking is not to see. You overcome sight by thinking.”

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Milton Resnick

Milton Resnick was an influential American painter known for his abstract expressionist style. His works are characterized by bold brushstrokes and striking contrasts in color, reflecting his unique artistic style and emotional expression. more

“What you have to do is disavow yourself from any sense other than ascendancy. That's the only direction you could possibly have towards painting. There's no other direction at all. There's no other space in art. There's no other way in which you can find yourself except in somehow feeling it. And by holding to this feeling you can once again reach out and guess and miss - and sometimes hit.”

Way Art Sometimes Feelings Space Missing Painting Finding Yourself Reach Out Ascendancy

Author:Milton Resnick

“I'd fallen asleep thinking I was much too tired to go on working and if I went on working, I'd lose it. I'd get a better hold of it in the morning; feel stronger. But I looked and looked at it and it seemed to me there was nothing to do.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Loses Sleep Morning Goes On Stronger Tired Fallen

Author:Milton Resnick

“There are people who can't stand the pain. What happens is they begin to develop some kind of technique to keep out of that hole. Once they do that, they're finished. They never go any further. They're done.”

People Kind Done Happens Pain Finished Technique Holes

Author:Milton Resnick

“Each of us has a universal within us. There's always that making of parts - but it doesn't touch the universal within you.”

Universe Universal Within You

Author:Milton Resnick