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No 332 Salvador Dali
“There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.” Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Dalí de Pubol, known as Salvador Dalí, was born on 11th … Continue reading
No 326 Keith Haring
“Art is for everybody.” Keith Haring, who was born on May 4th 1958. After a two year hiatus, welcome back to Art Quote of the Day! May not manage it every day – watch this space!
No 300 Nancy Holt
“It is a very desolate area, but it is totally accessible, and it can be easily visited, making Sun Tunnels more accessible really than art in museums. Eventually, as many people will see Sun Tunnels as would see many works in a city – … Continue reading
No 299 Maurice de Vlaminck
“In art, theories are as useful as a doctor’s prescription; one must be sick to believe them.” Maurice de Vlaminck, fauvist painter, who was born on April 4, 1876.
No 236 Patrick Heron
“The flavour of words is intensely anti-visual. Strictly speaking painting cannot be written about.” Patrick Heron, who was born on 30 January 1920.
No 188 Edouard Manet
“You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.” Edouard Manet
No 166 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
“The chief consideration for a good painter is to think out the whole of his picture, to have it in his head as a whole.” Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
No 87 Jean Arp
“Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant or a child in its mother’s womb.” Jean Arp
No 51 Plutarch
“Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.” Plutarch I am trying to post this using the quick post link on the toolbar. I don’t know if it will post properly. I’m still having problems with ‘This page … Continue reading
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