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> [People have the idea that an image must stand for something else, that the real meaning needs to be described with language. Instead it is the image itself that is the meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/people-have-the-idea-that-an-image-must-stand-for-something-else-that/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

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## More by Mark Ryden

> [People have the idea that an image must stand for something else, that the real meaning needs to be described with language. Instead it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/people-have-the-idea-that-an-image-must-stand-for-something-else-that/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [My painting technique has not changed that much over time, although perhaps I am painting tighter and with more detail, in spite of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/my-painting-technique-has-not-changed-that-much-over-time-although/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [The vast amount of time it takes to make my paintings is very challenging. I have so many exciting ideas I would love to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/the-vast-amount-of-time-it-takes-to-make-my-paintings-is-very/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [I believe that beyond the arena of art, the world would be a much better place if centered around a feminine perspective. The world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/i-believe-that-beyond-the-arena-of-art-the-world-would-be-a-much/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [Inspiration is the most valuable commodity for an artist; it is for me anyway. I can't move forward in any way if I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/inspiration-is-the-most-valuable-commodity-for-an-artist-it-is-for-me/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [There is a definite moment when a work congeals and crystallizes. Once I am finished with a painting, I am happy to send it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/there-is-a-definite-moment-when-a-work-congeals-and-crystallizes-once/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [I liked painting, very early on, even more than drawing. I used poster paint on posterboard. I would copy images that I liked from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/i-liked-painting-very-early-on-even-more-than-drawing-i-used-poster/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [Each painting seems to have a very specific size it wants to be. I have even started a painting or two over just because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/each-painting-seems-to-have-a-very-specific-size-it-wants-to-be-i/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [I often look around me and think about this specific place in time, and what things will endure and become objects of nostalgia for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/i-often-look-around-me-and-think-about-this-specific-place-in-time/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [Beyond Brookledge may be the most incredible weekend of entertainment I've experienced in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/beyond-brookledge-may-be-the-most-incredible-weekend-of-entertainment/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [It is the masculine dynamic that has caused our society to place money and corporate profit above human beings. It has allowed the earth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/it-is-the-masculine-dynamic-that-has-caused-our-society-to-place/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [I find it so much easier to be creatively free at night. Daytime is for sleeping. Nighttime is the best time for making art.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/i-find-it-so-much-easier-to-be-creatively-free-at-night-daytime-is/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [Blood is very powerful. While meat is the substance that keeps our living souls in this physical reality, blood keeps our meat alive. Blood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/blood-is-very-powerful-while-meat-is-the-substance-that-keeps-our/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [I believe if you follow your heart and do what you love, success will follow. If you enchant yourself, others will be too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/i-believe-if-you-follow-your-heart-and-do-what-you-love-success-will/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

> [“There is a very dark and painful side to life, but that is natural. People in our culture think they should never be unhappy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ryden/there-is-a-very-dark-and-painful-side-to-life-but-that-is-natural/)

[Mark Ryden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ryden/)

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