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.
All art worthy of the name is religious. - Henri Matisse
All art worthy of the name is religious.
- Henri Matisse
An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of… - Henri Matisse
An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of…
Drawing is of the Spirit and color of the Senses. - Henri Matisse
Drawing is of the Spirit and color of the Senses.
Truth and reality in art begin at the point where the artist ceases to understand what he is doing and capable of doing - yet feels in himself a forc… - Henri Matisse
Truth and reality in art begin at the point where the artist ceases to understand what he is doing and capable of doing - yet feels in himself a forc…
The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring an effort. - Henri Matisse
The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring an effort.
...for whether we want to or not, we belong to our time and we share in its opinions, its feelings, even its delusions. - Henri Matisse
...for whether we want to or not, we belong to our time and we share in its opinions, its feelings, even its delusions.
The truly original artist invents his own signs. - Henri Matisse
The truly original artist invents his own signs.
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 … - Henri Matisse
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 …
You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the l… - Henri Matisse
You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the l…
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