Henri Matisse, Dance, 1909, oil on canvas, 8' 6 1/2" x 12' 9 1/2", Museum of Modern Art, New York, Photo by Troels Myrup via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
“I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have the light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me.” Henri Matisse
Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Holy Family with St. John the Baptist (the Doni Tondo), c. 1506, tempera on panel, 47 1/2
“Good painting is the kind that looks like sculpture.” Michelangelo Buonarroti
Richard Serra, Torqued Ellipses, 1998, steel, nearest sculpture: 11' 9
“I was in analysis and I told my analyst I wanted to be the best sculptor in the world and he said, ‘Richard, calm down.’” Richard Serra
Paul Strand, Wall Street, platinum print, 9 15/16" x 12 5/8", Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
“The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.” Paul Strand
Georgia O'Keeffe, Oriental Poppies, 1928, oil on canvas, 30" x 40", Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Photo by 6-3-2, Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Georgia O’Keeffe
Georges Braque, Still Life with Violin, 1913, oil on canvas and paper, 36 1/2" x 26", Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, Photo by C Leavitt, Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
“The function of art is to disturb. Science reassures.” Georges Braque
Wassily Kandinsky, Composition No. 4, 1911, oil on canvas, 62 ⅞
“Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammer, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.” Wassily Kandinsky, Concerning the Spiritual … Continue reading