Best Henri Matisse Sayings
- Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should… Alone
- There's nothing clinically wrong with me, only an emotional imbalance - I pass too quickly from the wildest enthusiasm to the blackest despair. Blackest
- Seeing is in itself a creative act which requires effort. Act
- Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out. Good
- Colours have their own distinctive beauty that you have to preserve, just as in music you try to preserve sounds. It is a question of… Arrangement
- A new painting is a unique event, a birth, which enriches the universe as it is grasped by the human mind, by bringing a new… Birth
- It is my dream to create an art which is filled with balance, purity and calmness, freed from a subject matter that is disconcerting or… Armchair
- What I am after, above all, is expression. All
- Drawing is . . . not an exercise of particular dexterity, but above all a means of expressing intimate feelings and moods. All
- A rapid rendering of a landscape represents only one moment of its existence. I prefer, by insisting upon its essential character, to risk losing charm… Character
- Drawing is of the spirit; color is of the senses. Color
- When I paint green, it doesn't mean grass; when I paint blue, it doesn't mean sky. Blue
- Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play. Creative
- I am curious about color as one would be visiting a new country, because I have never concentrated so closely on color expression. Up to… Closely
- I never retouch a sketch: I take a canvas the same size, as I may change the composition somewhat. But I always strive to give… Always Strive
- Much of the beauty that arises in art comes from the struggle an artist wages with his limited medium. Arise
- Do remember that one line does nothing; it is only in relation to another that it creates a volume. Creates
- I was driven on by.. A force which I see today as something alien to my normal life... so I have been no more than… Alien
- The portrait is one of the most curious art forms. It demands special qualities in the artist, and an almost total kinship with the model. Almost Total
- I am unable to make any distinction between the feeling I get from life and the way I translate that feeling into painting. Any
- The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer. Approach
- It has always bothered me that I don't paint like everyone else Always Bothered
- Starting to paint, I felt gloriously free, quiet, and alone. Alone
- A certain blue enters your soul Blue
- Arrival = Prison, and the artist must never be a prisoner. Arrival
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