An artist is above all a human being, profoundly human to the core. If the artist can't feel everything that humanity feels, if the artist isn't capable of loving until he forgets himself and sacrifices himself if necessary, if he won't put down his magic brush and head the fight against the oppressor, then he isn't a great artist.
Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride in mere talent. - Diego Rivera
Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride in mere talent.
- Diego Rivera
I am an atheist and I consider religions to be a form of collective neurosis. I am not an enemy of the Catholics, as I am not an enemy of the tubercu… - Diego Rivera
I am an atheist and I consider religions to be a form of collective neurosis. I am not an enemy of the Catholics, as I am not an enemy of the tubercu…
I know now that he who hopes to be universal in his art must plant in his own soil. Great art is like a tree, which grows in a particular place and h… - Diego Rivera
I know now that he who hopes to be universal in his art must plant in his own soil. Great art is like a tree, which grows in a particular place and h…
I've never believed in God, but I believe in Picasso. - Diego Rivera
I've never believed in God, but I believe in Picasso.
I do not believe in God, yet I believe in Picasso. - Diego Rivera
I do not believe in God, yet I believe in Picasso.
July 13, 1954 was the most tragic day of my life. I had lost my beloved Frida forever. To late now I realized that the most wonderful part of my life… - Diego Rivera
July 13, 1954 was the most tragic day of my life. I had lost my beloved Frida forever. To late now I realized that the most wonderful part of my life…
If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait. - Diego Rivera
If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait.
Every good composition is above all a work of abstraction. All good painters know this. But the painter cannot dispense with subjects altogether with… - Diego Rivera
Every good composition is above all a work of abstraction. All good painters know this. But the painter cannot dispense with subjects altogether with…
Art is like ham-it nourishes people. - Diego Rivera
Art is like ham-it nourishes people.
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