Abstract Quote by Ben Nicholson

I firmly believe that a representational painting is only as strong as its abstract components.

— Robert Reynolds

The most interesting painting is one that expresses more of what one thinks than of what one sees

— Mark Rothko

Painting, for me, is a dynamic balance and wholeness of life; it is mysterious and transcending, yet solid and real.

— Richard Pousette-Dart

Painting is a duality and abstract painting is an entirely aesthetic thing. It always remains on one level. It is only really interesting in…

— Francis Bacon

A conscious decision to eliminate certain details and include selective bits of personal experiences or perceptual nuances, gives the painting more of a multi-dimension…

— Wayne Thiebaud

Literature expresses itself by abstractions, whereas painting, by means of drawing and colour, gives concrete shape to sensations and perceptions.

— Paul Cezanne

I'm not an Abstraction Expressionist, but I think dedication to paintings comes from an early interest in that work.

— Glenn Ligon

Painting, to me, is a unique experience. Each work is a surprise and has its own personal and intuitive meaning. After brainstorming feelings and…

— Fernando Araujo Perdomo

I like the idea that paintings are not representations of an artist's psyche. Making the paintings is what gives the artist her psyche in…

— Shea Hembrey

A work of art in paint should be beautiful and expressive as abstract colour and form and should not interest us necessarily in any…

— John F. Carlson

Painting is a magical process that I like, where you conjure something out of nothing; you get a little idea that leads you through…

— Paul McCartney

I guess I have no motivation to make an abstract painting, even if they sometimes read as abstract. I think, with abstraction, it's easy…

— Joe Bradley