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Mark Tobey Quotes

The dimension that counts for the creative person is the space he creates within himself. This inner space is closer to the infinite than the other, and it is the privilege of the balanced mind... and the search for an equilibrium is essential - to be as aware of inner space as he is of outer space Picture Quote #1

But there was escape, too, even in those days, for there was Whistler living in the grey mists with a faded orange moon. The nocturne transformed itself into dreamy rooms with Chopin’s music creating a mood that softened the hard core of self Picture Quote #1

I have many ideas for lights. I will paint only lights at night Picture Quote #1

Reality must be expressed by a physical symbol Picture Quote #1

On pavements and the bark of trees I have found whole worlds Picture Quote #1

We have tried to fit man into abstraction, but he does not fit Picture Quote #1

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Every artist’s problem today is: What will we do with the human? Picture Quote #1

I believe that painting should come through the avenues of meditation rather than the canals of action Picture Quote #1

We look at the mountain to see the painting, then we look at the painting to see the mountain Picture Quote #1

The search for an equilibrium is essential for the artist, to be as aware of inner space as he is of outer space Picture Quote #1

You don’t want to help the young too much,it will just weaken them and they’ll only resent it Picture Quote #1

I’ve tried to decentralize and interpenetrate so that all parts of a painting are of related value Picture Quote #1

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An artist must find his expression closely linked to his individual experience or else follow in the old grooves resulting in lifeless forms Picture Quote #1

We all feel a separateness; we wish that a drop of water would soften our ego; the world needs a common conscience: agreement... We must concentrate outside ourselves Picture Quote #1

.. White lines in movement symbolize a unifying idea which flows through the compartmented units of life bringing the consciousness of a larger relativity Picture Quote #1

At a time when experimentation expresses itself in all forms of life, search becomes the only valid expression of the spirit Picture Quote #1

According to one critic, my works looked like scraped billboards. I went to look at the billboards and decided that more billboards should be scraped Picture Quote #1

I am accused often of too much experimentation.., but what else should I do when all other factors of man are in the same condition. I thrust forward into space as science and the rest do Picture Quote #1

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The dimension that counts for the creative person is the space he creates within himself. This inner space is closer to the infinite than the other, and it is the privilege of the balanced mind... and the search for an equilibrium is essential - to be as aware of inner space as he is of outer space (Mark Tobey Quotes) But there was escape, too, even in those days, for there was Whistler living in the grey mists with a faded orange moon. The nocturne transformed itself into dreamy rooms with Chopin’s music creating a mood that softened the hard core of self (Mark Tobey Quotes) I have many ideas for lights. I will paint only lights at night (Mark Tobey Quotes) Reality must be expressed by a physical symbol (Mark Tobey Quotes) On pavements and the bark of trees I have found whole worlds (Mark Tobey Quotes) We have tried to fit man into abstraction, but he does not fit (Mark Tobey Quotes) Every artist’s problem today is: What will we do with the human? (Mark Tobey Quotes) I believe that painting should come through the avenues of meditation rather than the canals of action (Mark Tobey Quotes) We look at the mountain to see the painting, then we look at the painting to see the mountain (Mark Tobey Quotes) The search for an equilibrium is essential for the artist, to be as aware of inner space as he is of outer space (Mark Tobey Quotes) You don’t want to help the young too much,it will just weaken them and they’ll only resent it (Mark Tobey Quotes) I’ve tried to decentralize and interpenetrate so that all parts of a painting are of related value (Mark Tobey Quotes) An artist must find his expression closely linked to his individual experience or else follow in the old grooves resulting in lifeless forms (Mark Tobey Quotes) We all feel a separateness; we wish that a drop of water would soften our ego; the world needs a common conscience: agreement... We must concentrate outside ourselves (Mark Tobey Quotes) .. White lines in movement symbolize a unifying idea which flows through the compartmented units of life bringing the consciousness of a larger relativity (Mark Tobey Quotes) At a time when experimentation expresses itself in all forms of life, search becomes the only valid expression of the spirit (Mark Tobey Quotes) According to one critic, my works looked like scraped billboards. I went to look at the billboards and decided that more billboards should be scraped (Mark Tobey Quotes) I am accused often of too much experimentation.., but what else should I do when all other factors of man are in the same condition. I thrust forward into space as science and the rest do (Mark Tobey Quotes)