"Flat, uninteresting parts of paintings are, in fact,……" — Robert Genn
"Flat, uninteresting parts of paintings are, in fact, a ruse to get the viewer to see what needs to be seen."
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171 Quotes by Robert Genn
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Art, because it's so easy to do, and yet so difficult to do well, encourages humility in the human soul.
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When you sit down to paint or draw, you form yourself into a posture of praise
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Our bodies, apart from their brilliant role as drawing exercises, are the temples of our being. Like the bodies of…
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Abstraction generally involves implication, suggestion and mystery, rather than obvious description.
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The thing about art is that life is in no danger of being meaningless,
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Abstract understanding doesn't mean arbitrary sloshing and messing. Abstract art is controlled visual magic based on laws and methodology. Abstraction…
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Never forget that the nurturing and preservation of your own muse is job one. Lose it and you may be…
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A drawing a day keeps the cobwebs away.
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When you serve your passions, proficiency gradually takes over and becomes habitual.
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More than any other colour, red is loaded for action.
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Art is a path on which we honour our world.
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In painting you cover up your sins and everyone thinks you're naturally talented.
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More Deception Quotes
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Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a…
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The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
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As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
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Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those…
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Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived.
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While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.
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The American people, Neil, are sick and tired of excuses. They are sick and tired of the blame game. And…
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I have been constantly betrayed and deceived all my life.
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Adults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly…
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In 2004, I wrote 'What We've Lost,' a book about the Bush administration. It sold only reasonably well, in part,…
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