El Greco Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I paint because the spirits whisper madly inside my head.”
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“Painting, because of its universality, becomes speculation.”
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“The language of art is celestial in origin and can only be understood by the chosen.”
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“Art is everywhere you look for it, hail the twinkling stars for they are God's careless splatters”
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“I suffer for my art and despise the witless moneyed scoundrels who praise it.”
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“Artists create out of a sense of desolation. The spirit of creation is a excruciating, intricate exploration from within the soul.”
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“It is only after years of struggle and deprivation that the young artist should touch color - and then only in the company of his betters.”
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“I was created by the all powerful God to fill the universe with my masterpieces.”
-- El Greco
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