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Henri Matisse Quotes

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day’s work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us Picture Quote #1

Hatred is a parasite that devours all. One doesn’t build upon hatred, but upon love Picture Quote #1

Creative people are curious, flexible, persistent, and independent with a tremendous spirit of adventure and a love of play Picture Quote #1

The simplest means are those which best enable an artist to express himself. His means of expression must derive almost all of neccessity from his temperament Picture Quote #1

There must result a living harmony of colours, a harmony analogous to that of a musical composition Picture Quote #1

Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the diverse elements at the painter’s command to express his feelings Picture Quote #1

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My choice of colours does not rest on any scientific theory: it is based on observation, on sensitivity, on felt experience Picture Quote #1

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me Picture Quote #1

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it Picture Quote #1

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better Picture Quote #1

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope Picture Quote #1

All that is not useful in a picture is detrimental. A work of art must be harmonious in its entirety; for superfluous details would, in the mind of the beholder, encroach upon the essential elements Picture Quote #1

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The sign for which I forge an image has no value if it doesn’t harmonize with other signs, which I must determine in the course of my invention and which are completely peculiar to it Picture Quote #1

Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the various elements which the painter uses to express his sentiments. In a picture every separate part will be visible and... everything which has no utility in the picture is for that reason harmful Picture Quote #1

Composition, the aim of which is expression, alters itself according to the surface to be covered. If I take a sheet of paper of given dimensions, I will jot down a drawing which will have a necessary relation to its format Picture Quote #1

Fit the parts together, one into the other, and build your figure like a carpenter builds a house. Everything must be constructed, composed of parts that make a whole Picture Quote #1

Expression is not a matter of passion mirrored on the human face or revealed by a violent gesture. When I paint a picture, its every detail is expressive Picture Quote #1

When I started to paint I felt transported into a kind of paradise... In everyday life I was usually bored and vexed... Starting to paint I felt gloriously free Picture Quote #1

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It is through the human figure that I best succeed in expressing the nearly religious feeling that I have towards life Picture Quote #1

The residuum of another’s expression can never be related to one’s own feeling Picture Quote #1

A distinction is made between artists who work directly from nature and those who work purely from imagination. Neither if these methods should be preferred to the exclusion of the other. Often both are used in turn by the same man Picture Quote #1

If drawing belongs to the world of spirit and color to that of the senses, you must draw first to cultivate the spirit Picture Quote #1

The artists must see all things as if he were seeing them for the first time. All his life he must see as he did when he was a child Picture Quote #1

The role of the artist, like that of the scholar, consists of seizing current truths often repeated to him, but which will take on new meaning for him and which he will make his own when he has grasped their deepest significance Picture Quote #1

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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 success, etc Picture Quote #1

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day’s work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us Picture Quote #1

Time extracts various values from a painter’s work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is Picture Quote #1

I’ve been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black Picture Quote #1

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me Picture Quote #1

I am unable to distinguish between the feeling I have for life and my way of expressing it Picture Quote #1

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Derive happiness in oneself from a good day’s work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. (Henri Matisse Quotes) Hatred is a parasite that devours all. One doesn’t build upon hatred, but upon love. (Henri Matisse Quotes) Creative people are curious, flexible, persistent, and independent with a tremendous spirit of adventure and a love of play (Henri Matisse Quotes) The simplest means are those which best enable an artist to express himself. His means of expression must derive almost all of neccessity from his temperament (Henri Matisse Quotes) There must result a living harmony of colours, a harmony analogous to that of a musical composition (Henri Matisse Quotes) Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the diverse elements at the painter’s command to express his feelings (Henri Matisse Quotes) My choice of colours does not rest on any scientific theory: it is based on observation, on sensitivity, on felt experience (Henri Matisse Quotes) I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me (Henri Matisse Quotes) I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it (Henri Matisse Quotes) Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better (Henri Matisse Quotes) In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope (Henri Matisse Quotes) All that is not useful in a picture is detrimental. A work of art must be harmonious in its entirety; for superfluous details would, in the mind of the beholder, encroach upon the essential elements (Henri Matisse Quotes) The sign for which I forge an image has no value if it doesn’t harmonize with other signs, which I must determine in the course of my invention and which are completely peculiar to it (Henri Matisse Quotes) Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the various elements which the painter uses to express his sentiments. In a picture every separate part will be visible and... everything which has no utility in the picture is for that reason harmful (Henri Matisse Quotes) Composition, the aim of which is expression, alters itself according to the surface to be covered. If I take a sheet of paper of given dimensions, I will jot down a drawing which will have a necessary relation to its format (Henri Matisse Quotes) Fit the parts together, one into the other, and build your figure like a carpenter builds a house. Everything must be constructed, composed of parts that make a whole (Henri Matisse Quotes) Expression is not a matter of passion mirrored on the human face or revealed by a violent gesture. When I paint a picture, its every detail is expressive (Henri Matisse Quotes) When I started to paint I felt transported into a kind of paradise... In everyday life I was usually bored and vexed... Starting to paint I felt gloriously free (Henri Matisse Quotes) It is through the human figure that I best succeed in expressing the nearly religious feeling that I have towards life (Henri Matisse Quotes) The residuum of another’s expression can never be related to one’s own feeling (Henri Matisse Quotes) A distinction is made between artists who work directly from nature and those who work purely from imagination. Neither if these methods should be preferred to the exclusion of the other. Often both are used in turn by the same man (Henri Matisse Quotes) If drawing belongs to the world of spirit and color to that of the senses, you must draw first to cultivate the spirit (Henri Matisse Quotes) The artists must see all things as if he were seeing them for the first time. All his life he must see as he did when he was a child (Henri Matisse Quotes) The role of the artist, like that of the scholar, consists of seizing current truths often repeated to him, but which will take on new meaning for him and which he will make his own when he has grasped their deepest significance (Henri Matisse Quotes) 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 success, etc (Henri Matisse Quotes) Derive happiness in oneself from a good day’s work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us (Henri Matisse Quotes) Time extracts various values from a painter’s work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is (Henri Matisse Quotes) I’ve been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black (Henri Matisse Quotes) I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me (Henri Matisse Quotes) I am unable to distinguish between the feeling I have for life and my way of expressing it (Henri Matisse Quotes)

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