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My insights come in periods of working. There are wonderful moments of surprise, but I'm superstitious enough not to want to talk about them.

~Richard Diebenkorn

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My father didn't think being an artist was a respectable or worthy goal for a man.

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In abstract painting, I worried about the limited range of possibilities that, as time went on, became increasingly important to me. I wanted to express or deal with differences that an all-over paint and canvas 'presence' neutralized.

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I want a painting to be difficult to do. The more obstacles, obstructions, problems - if they don't overwhelm - the better. I would like to feel that I am involved at any stage of the painting with all its moments, not just this 'now' moment where a superficial grace is so available.

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With rare exceptions, I respond most to painting that cuts across grain rather than following it. I think the artist here can get in touch with that grain rather than simply feel its flow. And he really can't cut right across it anyway.

~Richard Diebenkorn

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: April 22nd, 1922

Died: March 30th, 1993

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