Artist Quotes by Arshile Gorky

Dreams form the bristles of the artist's brush.

— Arshile Gorky

If Picasso drips, I drip... For a long while I was with Cezanne, and now I am with Picasso.

— Arshile Gorky

Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot physically see with his eyes... Abstract art enables the artist to perceive beyond…

— Arshile Gorky

The stuff of thought is the seed of the artist. Dreams form the bristles of the artist's brush. As the eye functions as the…

— Arshile Gorky

My recollections of Armenia open new visions for me. My art is therefore a growth art where forms, pines, shapes, memories of Armenia germinate,…

— Arshile Gorky

Art must always remain earnest... Art must be serious, no sarcasm, comedy. One does not laugh at a loved one.

— Arshile Gorky

I seek a form of language which will express my ideas for our time.

— Arshile Gorky

I like painting because it's something I never come to the end of. Sometimes I paint a picture, then I paint it all out.…

— Arshile Gorky

You know how fussy and particular I am in painting. I am ever removing the paint and repainting the spot until I am completely…

— Arshile Gorky

When something is finished, that means it's dead, doesn't it? I believe in everlastingness. I never finish a painting - I just stop working…

— Arshile Gorky

If a painting of mine suits me, it is right. If it does not please me, I care not if all the great masters…

— Arshile Gorky

Movement is the translation of life, and if art depicts life, movement should come into art, since we are only aware of living because…

— Arshile Gorky

Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.

— Arshile Gorky

We are part of the world creation, and we ourselves create nothing. Our knowledge allows us to make use of all the forces already…

— Arshile Gorky

I do not paint in front of but from within nature.

— Arshile Gorky