I believe that painting should come through the avenues of meditation rather than the canals of action.
About Mark Tobey
Mark George Tobeywas an American painter. His densely structured compositions, inspired by Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism, although the motives for his compositions differ philosophically from most Abstract Expressionist painters.
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I believe that painting should come through the avenues of meditation rather than the canals of action.
American painter (1890-1976)
On pavements and the bark of trees I have found whole worlds.
American painter (1890-1976)
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.
American painter (1890-1976)