"An artist is a prophet and seer, not……" — Morris Graves
"An artist is a prophet and seer, not a paint craftsman or design maker, or reporter or entertainer... the artist has the superiorly searching perception with which that world outside of man's contamination can be penetrated and the truth drawn out from it."
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Morris Graves
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14 Quotes by Morris Graves
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I paint to evoke a changing language of symbols, a language with which to remark upon the qualities of our…
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I paint to rest from the phenomena of the external world - to pronounce it -- and to make notations…
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Such compositions, line and color ideas, such wonders come into my mind and have stuck! - They will this time…
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You must first realize the thing completely in your mind. Then grasp the brush, fix your attention so that you…
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I am able to make a contribution... Let me repeat my convictions, I can make a contribution to American painting.
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The painting cannot be laid aside even for a day; for it takes constant work to keep 'flowing,' but above…
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The artists of Asia have spiritually realized form, rather than aesthetically invented or imitated form, and from them I have…
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It is to aid in making the arts operative rather than only positively or negatively pleasurable... it is to paint…
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It takes waking prayer and working prayer and going to bed in prayer each day with increasing dedication. I must…
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I love and in a way need, a private secret place. It's a kind of deep obsession, but I also…
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It may not always be obvious at first, but I think that everyone can make a valuable contribution if only…
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I paint to rest from the phenomena of the external world-to pronounce and to make notations of its essences with…
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