I never view aesthetic ideas as having an existence purely of their own but as a function they have in connection with political or moral values.
All my pictures are a kind of revision of my original idea. This is surely very different from the way in which Japanese or Chinese artists work: the… - Antoni Tapies
All my pictures are a kind of revision of my original idea. This is surely very different from the way in which Japanese or Chinese artists work: the…
- Antoni Tapies
Starting with approaching the spot where the painting is to be done, meanwhile realising the emptiness of the mind, up to the method of 'the flying w… - Antoni Tapies
Starting with approaching the spot where the painting is to be done, meanwhile realising the emptiness of the mind, up to the method of 'the flying w…
If one draws things in a manner which provides only the barest clue to their meaning, the viewer is forced to fill in the gaps by using his own imagi… - Antoni Tapies
If one draws things in a manner which provides only the barest clue to their meaning, the viewer is forced to fill in the gaps by using his own imagi…
Like a researcher in his laboratory, I am the first spectator of the suggestions drawn from the materials. I unleash their expressive possibilities, … - Antoni Tapies
Like a researcher in his laboratory, I am the first spectator of the suggestions drawn from the materials. I unleash their expressive possibilities, …
Painting quickly is a calculated act to block out rational thought. - Antoni Tapies
Painting quickly is a calculated act to block out rational thought.
When I talk of reality, I am always thinking of essentials. Profundity is not located in some remote, inaccessible region. It is rooted in everyday l… - Antoni Tapies
When I talk of reality, I am always thinking of essentials. Profundity is not located in some remote, inaccessible region. It is rooted in everyday l…
In our world, in which religious images are losing their meaning, in which our customs are getting more and more secular, we are losing our sense of … - Antoni Tapies
In our world, in which religious images are losing their meaning, in which our customs are getting more and more secular, we are losing our sense of …
The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies. - Antoni Tapies
The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies.
An image means nothing. It is just a door, leading to the next door. It will never happens that we will find the truth we are looking for just in an … - Antoni Tapies
An image means nothing. It is just a door, leading to the next door. It will never happens that we will find the truth we are looking for just in an …
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