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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.

~Agnes Martin

Topics: Any Artist Artwork Concern Exactly Exactly What Experience He Know Material May Must Pursue Relentlessly Response Same Theme Truth Used

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I'm very careful not to have ideas, because they're inaccurate.

~Agnes Martin

Topics: Because Careful Ideas Inaccurate Very

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People who look at my painting say that it makes them happy, like the feeling when you wake up in the morning. And happiness is the goal, isn't it?

~Agnes Martin

Topics: Feeling Goal Happiness Happy Like Look Makes Morning Painting People Say Them Up Wake Wake Up Who You

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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.

~Agnes Martin

Topics: Acceptable Doing Find Give Life Like Mind Must Progress Things Up You Your

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My paintings are certainly nonobjective. They're just horizontal lines.

~Agnes Martin

Topics: Certainly Horizontal Just Lines Paintings

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You can't make a perfect painting. We can see perfection in our minds. But we can't make a perfect painting.

~Agnes Martin

Topics: Make Minds Our Painting Perfect Perfection See You

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My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.

~Agnes Martin

Topics: About Forever Known Mind Paintings Seen

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One thing I like about Zen. It doesn't believe in achievement.

~Agnes Martin

Topics: About Achievement Believe Like One Thing Thing Zen

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The worst thing you can think about when you're working is yourself.

~Agnes Martin

Topics: About Thing Think Working Worst Worst Thing You Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Artist

Born: March 22nd, 1912

Died: December 16th, 2004

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