Happiness is being on the beam with life – to feel the pull of life.
About Agnes Martin
Agnes Bernice Martin was an American abstract painter known for her minimalist style and abstract expressionism. Born in Canada, she moved to the United States in 1931, where she pursued higher education and became a U.S. citizen in 1950.
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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.
American painter
Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
American painter
When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection.
American painter
Happiness is being on the beam with life – to feel the pull of life.
American painter
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.
American painter
My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.
American painter