Henri Matisse ( 5 of 15 )
There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.
There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter.
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter.
I have been no more than a medium, as it were.
I have been no more than a medium, as it were.
I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.
I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter read more
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.