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Antoni Tapies Quotes

My illusion is to have something to transmit. If I can’t change the world, at least I want to change the way people look at it Picture Quote #1

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 eternal. I think it’s a loss that has done a great deal of damage to modern art. Painting is a return to origins Picture Quote #1

I often told the fanatics of realism that there is no such thing as realism in art: it only exists in the mind of the observer. Art is a symbol, a thing conjuring up reality in our mental image. That is why I don’t see any contradiction between abstract and figurative art either Picture Quote #1

I am interested in study, reflection, philosophy - but always as a dilettante. I also consider myself a dilettante as a painter Picture Quote #1

The artist may rightly venture the opinion that he does not convey ideas, does not preach, nor does he intend to convert people by using mass communication techniques... Better than handing out all kinds of wise advice, he could show life itself; he could awake forces lying dormant in everybody. He could launch an invitation to create direct and personal experiences Picture Quote #1

Painting quickly is a calculated act to block out rational thought Picture Quote #1

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The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies Picture Quote #1

Art should startle the viewer into thinking about the meaning of life Picture Quote #1

Reminding people what in reality it is all about, giving them a theme on which to ponder, creating a shock within them, pulling them out of the delusion of non authenticity, enabling them to become aware of their true possibilities Picture Quote #1

Which country is real, mine or the teacher’s? My wish is that we might progressively lose our confidence in what we think we believe and the things we consider stable and secure, in order to remind ourselves of the infinite number of things still waiting to be discovered Picture Quote #1

My activities have never had anything to do with the idea of becoming famous or achieving success. I have always been concerned with getting people to listen to me. In everything I do... my aim is to make people listen. I want to communicate the things that I love and in which I believe, because I think that people can derive a general benefit from them. What I really want is success in a philosophical sense: I want people to grasp something of the ideas and hopes which I express in painting Picture Quote #1

I would say off the cuff that I am an anxious person. I worry about everything. I need to know everything. I tend to live in a state of anxiety with the feeling that life is some kind of great catastrophe Picture Quote #1

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The material presence of the work only serves as a conveyer launching an invitation to the observer to take part of the comprehensive game of the thousand and one emotions and visions Picture Quote #1

A cross could be a shape for expressing something spacious, such as the coordinators of space. That could be called its first significance or its first relevance Picture Quote #1

The dramatic sufferings of adults and all the cruel fantasies of those of my own age, who seemed abandoned to their own impulses in the midst of so many catastrophes, appeared to inscribe themselves on the walls around me Picture Quote #1

My illusion is to have something to transmit. If I can’t change the world, at least I want to change the way people look at it Picture Quote #1

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 life Picture Quote #1

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 imagination. He is compelled to participate in the creative act, which I consider very important Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I feel the desire, or rather the intense need, to do something useful for society, and that is what stimulates me. In every situation I always look for what is positive and beneficial for my fellow citizens Picture Quote #1

The artist has to make the viewer understand that his world is too narrow, he has to open up to new perspectives Picture Quote #1

The tattoo can only exist as part of the skin, as a drawing always is an incision in the material and therefore cannot be parted from it Picture Quote #1

They were wrestling with canvases, using violent colors and huge brush strokes. I arrived with gray, silent, sober, oppressed paintings. One critic said they were paintings that thought Picture Quote #1

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My illusion is to have something to transmit. If I can’t change the world, at least I want to change the way people look at it. (Antoni Tapies Quotes) 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 eternal. I think it’s a loss that has done a great deal of damage to modern art. Painting is a return to origins (Antoni Tapies Quotes) I often told the fanatics of realism that there is no such thing as realism in art: it only exists in the mind of the observer. Art is a symbol, a thing conjuring up reality in our mental image. That is why I don’t see any contradiction between abstract and figurative art either (Antoni Tapies Quotes) I am interested in study, reflection, philosophy - but always as a dilettante. I also consider myself a dilettante as a painter (Antoni Tapies Quotes) The artist may rightly venture the opinion that he does not convey ideas, does not preach, nor does he intend to convert people by using mass communication techniques... Better than handing out all kinds of wise advice, he could show life itself; he could awake forces lying dormant in everybody. He could launch an invitation to create direct and personal experiences (Antoni Tapies Quotes) Painting quickly is a calculated act to block out rational thought (Antoni Tapies Quotes) The highest wisdom adopts the humblest of bodies (Antoni Tapies Quotes) Art should startle the viewer into thinking about the meaning of life (Antoni Tapies Quotes) Reminding people what in reality it is all about, giving them a theme on which to ponder, creating a shock within them, pulling them out of the delusion of non authenticity, enabling them to become aware of their true possibilities (Antoni Tapies Quotes) Which country is real, mine or the teacher’s? My wish is that we might progressively lose our confidence in what we think we believe and the things we consider stable and secure, in order to remind ourselves of the infinite number of things still waiting to be discovered (Antoni Tapies Quotes) My activities have never had anything to do with the idea of becoming famous or achieving success. I have always been concerned with getting people to listen to me. In everything I do... my aim is to make people listen. I want to communicate the things that I love and in which I believe, because I think that people can derive a general benefit from them. What I really want is success in a philosophical sense: I want people to grasp something of the ideas and hopes which I express in painting (Antoni Tapies Quotes) I would say off the cuff that I am an anxious person. I worry about everything. I need to know everything. I tend to live in a state of anxiety with the feeling that life is some kind of great catastrophe (Antoni Tapies Quotes) The material presence of the work only serves as a conveyer launching an invitation to the observer to take part of the comprehensive game of the thousand and one emotions and visions (Antoni Tapies Quotes) A cross could be a shape for expressing something spacious, such as the coordinators of space. That could be called its first significance or its first relevance (Antoni Tapies Quotes) The dramatic sufferings of adults and all the cruel fantasies of those of my own age, who seemed abandoned to their own impulses in the midst of so many catastrophes, appeared to inscribe themselves on the walls around me (Antoni Tapies Quotes) My illusion is to have something to transmit. If I can’t change the world, at least I want to change the way people look at it (Antoni Tapies Quotes) 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 life (Antoni Tapies Quotes) 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 imagination. He is compelled to participate in the creative act, which I consider very important (Antoni Tapies Quotes) 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 (Antoni Tapies Quotes) I feel the desire, or rather the intense need, to do something useful for society, and that is what stimulates me. In every situation I always look for what is positive and beneficial for my fellow citizens (Antoni Tapies Quotes) The artist has to make the viewer understand that his world is too narrow, he has to open up to new perspectives (Antoni Tapies Quotes) The tattoo can only exist as part of the skin, as a drawing always is an incision in the material and therefore cannot be parted from it (Antoni Tapies Quotes) They were wrestling with canvases, using violent colors and huge brush strokes. I arrived with gray, silent, sober, oppressed paintings. One critic said they were paintings that thought (Antoni Tapies Quotes)