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GEORGIA O’KEEFFE ~ THE UNKNOWN

in Quoting the Artist ~ Thoughts and Thinking... by

“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing–and keeping the unknown always beyond you.”
― Georgia O’Keeffe

Georgia O’Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)
Jack in the Pulpit №V.

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CAMILLE CLAUDEL ~ LIVING IN A NIGHTMARE

in Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel by

I have fallen into an abyss. I live in a world so curious, so strange. Of the dream that was my life, this is my nightmare.”
Camille Claudel

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FRIDA KAHLO ~ ON LAUGHING

in Quoting the Artist ~ Thoughts and Thinking... by

“Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing.”

― Frida Kahlo

Guillermo Davila:
Frida Kahlo, 1929

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SALVADOR DALI ~ ON SURREALISM

in Quoting the Artist ~ Thoughts and Thinking... by

“Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to try to make of surrealism something as solid, complete and classic as the works of museums.”
― Salvador Dalí

Salvador Dalí et son Buste, 1974

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Still life by Giorgio Morandi

THE SURREALITY OF GIORGIO MORANDI

THE SURREALITY/REALITY OF GIORGIO MORANDI. Giorgio Morandi (1890 -1964) was an Italian painter and printmaker. “There is nothing more surreal,

GLENN GOULD ~ ON BEING AN ARTIST

in The Melody of Art by

“If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work, cutting oneself off from society is a necessary thing”
― Glenn Gould

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GEORGIA O'KEEFFE ~ THE FOOLISHNESS OF BEING HAPPY

in Quoting the Artist ~ Thoughts and Thinking... by

Alfred Stieglitz 1918, portrait de Georgia O’Keeffe

“I think it’s so foolish for people to want to be happy. Happy is so momentary–you’re happy for an instant and then you start thinking again. Interest is the most important thing in life; happiness is temporary, but interest is continuous.”
― Georgia O’Keeffe

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GEORGIA O’KEEFFE ~ THE FOOLISHNESS OF BEING HAPPY

in Quoting the Artist ~ Thoughts and Thinking... by

Alfred Stieglitz 1918, portrait de Georgia O’Keeffe

“I think it’s so foolish for people to want to be happy. Happy is so momentary–you’re happy for an instant and then you start thinking again. Interest is the most important thing in life; happiness is temporary, but interest is continuous.”
― Georgia O’Keeffe

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PABLO PICASSO ~ WHAT IS AN ARTIST?

in Quoting the Artist ~ Thoughts and Thinking... by

“What do you think an artist is? …he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.”
— Pablo Picasso

Picasso, The Tragedy, 1903

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SALVADOR DALI ~ ON CONFUSION

in Quoting the Artist ~ Thoughts and Thinking... by

“You have to systematically create confusion, it sets creativity free. Everything that is contradictory creates life”
― Salvador Dalí

Photo Dali and his wife Gala

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GIACOMETTI ~ FEELING LIKE A CHILD

in Passion Of Art by

“Artistically I am still a child with a whole life ahead of me to discover and create. I want something, but I won’t know what it is until I succeed in doing it.”
Alberto Giacometti

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