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The value of art is in the observer.
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Artwork is a representation of our devotion to life.
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My paintings are certainly nonobjective. They're just horizontal lines.
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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself,
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When I first made a grid, I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees, and then a grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and then I was satisfied. I thought, 'This is my vision.'
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To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like. Give up doing the things that you do not like to do. You must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind.
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I don't think the way to succeed is by doing something aggressive. Aggression is weak-minded.
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You can't make a perfect painting. We can see perfection in our minds. But we can't make a perfect painting.
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Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork... we all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly
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