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For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.
For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.
Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.
Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.
Colors that blend with the brick and the dark waters of the city's canals - greens, browns and the strong read more
Colors that blend with the brick and the dark waters of the city's canals - greens, browns and the strong shade of oxblood that is known as Bruges red.
I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt read more
I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt like de Kooning, who was asked to comment on a certain abstract painting, and answered in the negative. He was then told it was the work of a celebrated monkey. 'That's different. For a monkey, it's terrific.' - "London Magazine", March, 1967.
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - read more
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.
Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.
Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.
Art is... a question mark in the minds of those who want to know what's happening.
Art is... a question mark in the minds of those who want to know what's happening.
Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother's read more
Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother's womb.
When you find yourself beginning to feel a bond between yourself and the people you photograph, when you laugh and read more
When you find yourself beginning to feel a bond between yourself and the people you photograph, when you laugh and cry with their laughter and tears, you will know you are on the right track.
