What did Henri Matisse mean by: I dream of an art of balance, of quietness, something analogous to a good armchair. - Henri Matisse Copy
+ The residuum of another’s expression can never be related to one’s own feeling. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Matisse, Expression, Feelings, Imitation, 0 - Henri Matisse
+ Above all, an artist must never be too easily satisfied with what he has done. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Matisse, Artist, Satisfaction, 0 - Henri Matisse
+ Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Matisse, Art, Expression, Funny, 0 - Henri Matisse
+ I counted solely on the clarity of expression of my work to gain my ends. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Matisse, Clarity, Expression, Gains, 0 - Henri Matisse
+ Cutting straight into color reminds me of the direct carving of the sculptor. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Matisse, Art, Color, 0 - Henri Matisse
+ To draw is to make an idea precise. Drawing is the precision of thought. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Matisse, Drawing, Ideas, precision, 0 - Henri Matisse
+ A certain color tones you up. It’s the concentration of timbres. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Matisse, Color, Tone, 0 - Henri Matisse
+ The artist begins with a vision – a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Henri Matisse, Beautiful, 0 - Henri Matisse
I’ve taught, and the first thing I did when I taught art, was not to teach art. Explain - Louise Berliawsky Nevelson Sculptor · Ukraine
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Art is a language, an instrument of knowledge, an instrument of communication. - Jean Dubuffet Artist · France
The real function of art is to change mental patterns … making new thought possible. - Jean Dubuffet Artist · France
