Arshile Gorky Quotes

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• I communicate my innermost perceptions through art.
• Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.
• Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot physically see with his eyes... Abstract art enables the artist to perceive beyond the…
• We are part of the world creation, and we ourselves create nothing. Our knowledge allows us to make use of all the forces already in…
• The eyes of the Armenians speak long before the lips move and long after they cease to.
• I do not paint in front of but from within nature.
• Art must always remain earnest... Art must be serious, no sarcasm, comedy. One does not laugh at a loved one.
• 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 brain's…
• The secret is to throw yourself into the water of life again and again, not to hang back, no reservations, risk everything, but above all…
• 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 on…
• Dreams form the bristles of the artist's brush.
• If Picasso drips, I drip... For a long while I was with Cezanne, and now I am with Picasso.
• I seek a form of language which will express my ideas for our time.
• My recollections of Armenia open new visions for me. My art is therefore a growth art where forms, pines, shapes, memories of Armenia germinate, breathe,…
• 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. Sometimes…
• If a painting of mine suits me, it is right. If it does not please me, I care not if all the great masters should…

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