El Greco quotes
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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.”
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“One of the first signs of a Spirit-filled life is enthusiasm!”
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“Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.”
Source : Adriana Trigiani (2012). “The Wisdom of My Grandmothers: Lessons to live by, from one generation of remarkable women to the next”, p.48, Simon and Schuster
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“I paint with my back to the world”
Source : Ned Rifkin, Agnes Martin, Edward Hirsch, Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.) (2002). “Agnès Martin: the nineties and beyond”, Hatje Cantz Pub
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“I paint and sculpt to get a grip on reality... to protect myself.”
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“There is no tube of paint that says, 'Don't know.' I have to come to grips with it.”
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