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HENRI MATISSE ~ LIVING ON BORROWED TIME

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


“I didn’t expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I’m living on borrowed time. Every day that dawns is a gift to me and I take it in that way. I accept it gratefully without looking beyond it. I completely forget my physical suffering and all the unpleasantness of my present condition and I think only of the joy of seeing the sun rise once more and of being able to work a little bit, even under difficult conditions.”
― Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse by Henri Cartier-Bresson

The Dessert: Harmony in Red, 1908

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CLAUDE MONET ~ THE VALUE OF THE SURROUNDING ATMOSPHERE

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

‘For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life – the air and the light, which vary continuously. For me, it is only the surrounding atmosphere which gives subjects their true value.’

Claude Monet
The Seine at Port-Villez
La Seine à Port-Villez
1894

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HARUKI MURAKAMI ~ HUGE COSMIC LOVE

“Sometimes, when one is moving silently through such an utterly desolate landscape, an overwhelming hallucination can make one feel that

EDGAR DEGAS ~ ART AND MYSTERY

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“A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people”
Edgar Degas

The Dance Class (La Classe de Danse),

1873–1876


Edgar Degas,
“Four Dancers,” 1899.

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HARUKI MURAKAMI ~ HUGE COSMIC LOVE

“Sometimes, when one is moving silently through such an utterly desolate landscape, an overwhelming hallucination can make one feel that

AUGUSTE RODIN ~ NATURE VERSUS ART

in Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel by

What is commonly called ugliness in nature can in art become full of beauty.

Auguste Rodin

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PISSARRO ~ THE WISH OF AN ARTIST

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“Painting, art in general, enchants me. It is my life. What else matters? When you put all your soul into a work, all that is noble in you, you cannot fail to find a kindred soul who understands you, and you do not need a host of such spirits. Is not that all an artist should wish for?”

Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro (1831 – 1903)
The Garden in Pontoise, 1877

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HENRI MATISSE ~ WE BELONG TO OUR TIME

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“…for whether we want to or not, we belong to our time and we share in its opinions, its feelings, even its delusions.”
― Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse at work on his Cut-Outs at his home in Nice, 1953

Photo Paris Match via Getty Image

Henri Matisse, The Reader, Marguerite Matisse

1906

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PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR ~ BEAUTY AND ART

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“To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.”

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Camille Monet and her son Jean in the Garden at Argenteuil, 1874.

Pierre Auguste Renoir

 

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CLAUDE MONET ~ LOVE FOR ART

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“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” 

Claude Monet

Water Lilies, c. 1915, Neue Pinakothek, Munich

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AMEDEO MODIGLIANI ~ SAVE YOUR DREAM

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It is your duty in life to save your dream.”
― Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)

Amedeo Modigliani, Christina, 1916

 

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MAGICAL NIGHT

in A Mysterious Encounter with the Moon by

“Night is a world lit by itself”
Antonio Porchia

Gaston La Touche (1854-1913)
De L’intrigue Nocturne
Oil on canvas

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