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Diego Rivera Quotes

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 had been my love for Frida Picture Quote #1

Never before had a woman put such agonizing poetry on canvas as Frida did Picture Quote #1

I knew how one climbing the mountain of worldly success can slip down into the river below without being conscious of the descent till he is already drowning Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Marx made theory... Lenin applied it with his sense of large-scale social organization... And Henry Ford made the work of the socialist state possible Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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To be an artist, one must... never shirk from the truth as he understands it, never withdraw from life Picture Quote #1

Every good composition is above all a work of abstraction. All good painters know this. But the painter cannot dispense with subjects altogether without his work suffering impoverishment Picture Quote #1

Only the work of art itself can raise the standard of taste Picture Quote #1

Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman’s body and of female sexuality Picture Quote #1

As an artist I have always tried to be faithful to my vision of life, and I have frequently been in conflict with those who wanted me to paint not what I saw but what they wished me to see Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

The artist must try to raise the level of taste of the masses, not debase himself to the level of unformed and impoverished taste Picture Quote #1

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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 had been my love for Frida (Diego Rivera Quotes) Never before had a woman put such agonizing poetry on canvas as Frida did (Diego Rivera Quotes) I knew how one climbing the mountain of worldly success can slip down into the river below without being conscious of the descent till he is already drowning. (Diego Rivera Quotes) 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. (Diego Rivera Quotes) Marx made theory... Lenin applied it with his sense of large-scale social organization... And Henry Ford made the work of the socialist state possible. (Diego Rivera Quotes) 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 Quotes) To be an artist, one must... never shirk from the truth as he understands it, never withdraw from life (Diego Rivera Quotes) Every good composition is above all a work of abstraction. All good painters know this. But the painter cannot dispense with subjects altogether without his work suffering impoverishment (Diego Rivera Quotes) Only the work of art itself can raise the standard of taste (Diego Rivera Quotes) Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman’s body and of female sexuality (Diego Rivera Quotes) As an artist I have always tried to be faithful to my vision of life, and I have frequently been in conflict with those who wanted me to paint not what I saw but what they wished me to see (Diego Rivera Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 (Diego Rivera Quotes) The artist must try to raise the level of taste of the masses, not debase himself to the level of unformed and impoverished taste (Diego Rivera Quotes)