Tag Archives: artist
No 330 Paul Gauguin
“Color! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams.” Paul Gauguin, who died on 8th May 1903.
No 325 The Milkman
“There will be no Art Quotes during May. Sorry!” The Milkman
No 324 Frank Auerbach
“To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the work of a painter, but to sense it for a moment as a magic carpet with a leg hanging down … Continue reading
No 323 Yves Klein
“Blue has no dimensions; it is beyond dimensions, whereas the other colours are not… All colours arouse specific associative ideas… while blue suggests at most the sea and sky, and they, after all, are in actual, visible nature what is … Continue reading
No 321 Eugene Delacroix
“Everyone knows that yellow, orange, and red suggest ideas of joy and plenty.” Eugene Delacroix who was born on April 26, 1798.
No 320 Cy Twombly
“When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time.” Cy Twombly who was born on April 25, 1928.
No 319 Bridget Riley
“I work with nature, although in completely new terms.” Bridget Riley who was born on April 24, 1931. Today is her 83rd birthday.
