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«My choice of colors does not rest on any scientific theory; it is based on observation, on feeling, on the experience of my sensibility. Inspired by certain pages of Delacroix, an artist like Signac is preoccupied with complementary colors, and the t»
«There is no interruption between my older paintings and my cutouts. Just that with an increasing sense of the absolute, and more abstraction, I have achieved a form that is simplified to its essence,»
«My curves are not crazy.»
Author: Henri Matisse (Artist, Painter) | About: Painting | Keywords: curves
«I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it.»
«I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.»
Author: Henri Matisse (Artist, Painter) | Keywords: goldfish, vermilion
«Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.»
Author: Henri Matisse (Artist, Painter) | Keywords: Impressionism
«Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I had, since it has made me young again and philosophical which means that I don't want to fritter away the new lease on life I've been given.»
«Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.»
«What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.»
«It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.»
Author: Henri Matisse (Artist, Painter) | About: Art, Colors | Keywords: descriptively

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