“The 'pure' red of which certain abstractionists speak does not exist. Any red is rooted in blood, glass, wine, hunters' caps and a thousand other concrete phenomena. Otherwise we would have no feeling toward red and its relations.” DoeFeelingsCertainSpeakBloodThousandPureRedRelationWineGlassesConcreteRootedHuntersCaps Author:Robert Motherwell
“How badly I want that nameless thing! First there must be an idea, a feeling... Maybe it was an abstract idea that you've got to find a symbol for, or maybe it was a concrete form that you have to simplify or distort to meet your ends, but that starting point must pervade the whole.” WantFirstsIdeasEndsWholeFeelingsFormDesireStartingSymbolsAbstractConcreteSimplifyStarting PointNameless Author:Emily Carr
“Style offers concrete rules you can follow. You can use it as a resource rather than a barrier to feeling good about yourself.” UseFeelingsStyleOffersResourcesFeel GoodBarriersAbout YourselfConcrete Author:Stacy London