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Painter Quotes by John Berger
- All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings.…
- When a painter is working he is aware of the means which are available to him - these include his materials, the style he inherits,…
- The impulse to paint comes neither from observation nor from the soul (which is probably blind) but from an encounter: the encounter between painter and…
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- Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as… — Henry David Thoreau
- Yes, sometimes I think that all my writing is nothing more than the compensatory work of a frustrated painter. — J. G. Ballard
- There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other. — Paul Cezanne
- The painter sees the semblance of things and repeats it. That is, without fabricating the things himself, he fabricates their semblance; and,… — Gerhard Richter
- If I didn't have a conviction that a serious painter can portray Nature more profoundly than the best colour photography, I'd probably… — E. J. Hughes
- The stubby French painter Toulouse-Lautrec supposedly invented chocolate mousse - I find that rather hard to believe, but there you have it. — Alton Brown
- I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should… — Nick Cave
- Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. — John Ciardi