17 Quotes by Arshile Gorky

Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot see physically with his eyes....Abstract art enables the artist to perceive beyond the tangible, to extract the infinite out of the finite. It is the emancipation of the mind. It is an exploration into unknown areas.

The eyes of the Armenians speak long before the lips move and long after they cease to.

Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot see physically with his eyes.

Dreams form the bristles of the artist’s brush.

Movement is the translation of life, and if art depicts life, movement should come into art, since we are only aware of living because it moves.

I seek a form of language which will express my ideas for our time.

If a painting of mine suits me, it is right. If it does not please me, I care not if all the great masters should approve it or the dealers buy it. They would be wrong.

When something is finished, that means it’s dead, doesn’t it? I believe in everlastingness. I never finish a painting – I just stop working on it for a while.

Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.