I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black.
Henri MatisseRead
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.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire for art that brings balance and tranquility, free from negativity.
Henri Matisse's quote reflects his aspiration for an art form that embodies harmony and serenity, aiming to provide viewers with a sense of relaxation and comfort. He compares this ideal art to a good armchair, suggesting that just as such a chair offers physical reprieve, art should similarly soothe the mind and uplift the spirit without causing any distress or discomfort.
In practice
This quote can be shared at an art exhibition to convey the intention behind the displayed works.
I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black.
Whoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin by cutting out his own tongue
Purer colors... have in themselves, independently of the objects they serve to express, a significant action on the feelings of those who look at them.
It is not enough to place colors, however beautiful, one beside the other; colors must also react on one another. Otherwise, you have cacophony.
Color, even more than drawing, is a means of liberation.
Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.
I don't usually give out advice or recipes, but you must let the person looking at the photograph go some of the way to finishing it. You should offer them a seed that will grow and open up their minds.
I don't really remember a time younger than 5 years old that I didn't have skates on because all I can remember is every day, tying up my skates and a big smile on my face, excited to go on the ice.
Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture.
I am never going to write for the sake of writing.
I'm lucky enough to be able to make only movies I'm interested in seeing. That has to be an instinctive thrust. The audience knows when you're faking it. They can hang any kind of moniker they want on me.
All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story, to vomit the anguish up.
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