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The sign is determined at the...

The sign is determined at the moment I use it and for the object of which it must form a part. For this reason I cannot determine in advance signs which never change, and which would be like writing: that would paralyze the freedom of my invention.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

Fit the parts together, one i...

Fit the parts together, one into the other, and build your figure like a carpenter builds a house. Everything must be constructed, composed of parts that make a whole.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

I do not repudiate any of my ...

I do not repudiate any of my paintings but there isn't one of them that I would not redo differently, if I had it to redo. My destination is always the same but I work out a different route to get there.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

Perhaps I might be satisfied,...

Perhaps I might be satisfied, momentarily, with a work finished at one sitting, but I would soon get bored looking at it; therefore, I prefer to continue working on it so that later I may recognize it as a work of my mind.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

If my story were ever to be w...

If my story were ever to be written truthfully from start to finish, it would amaze everyone.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

Each work of art is a collect...

Each work of art is a collection of signs invented during the picture's execution to suit the needs of their position. Taken out of the composition for which they were created, these signs have no further use.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

A work should contain its tot...

A work should contain its total meaning within itself and should impress it on the spectator before he even knows the subject.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

I shan't get free of my emoti...

I shan't get free of my emotion by copying the tree faithfully, or by drawing its leaves one by one in the common language, but only after identifying myself with it.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

I dream of an art of balance,...

I dream of an art of balance, of quietness, something analogous to a good armchair.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

Composition, the aim of which...

Composition, the aim of which is expression, alters itself according to the surface to be covered. If I take a sheet of paper of given dimensions, I will jot down a drawing which will have a necessary relation to its format.

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The model for me is a touchst...

The model for me is a touchstone, it is a door which I must break open in order to reach the garden in which I am alone and feel good, even the model exists only for what use I can make of it.

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A new painting is a unique ev...

A new painting is a unique event, a birth, which enriches the universe as it is grasped by the human mind, by bringing a new form into it.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

Creation is the artist's true...

Creation is the artist's true function; where there is no creation there is no art.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

Truly, I'm not joking when I ...

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I had, since it has made me young again and philosophical which means that I don't want to fritter away the new lease on life I've been given.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

Hatred, rancor, and the spiri...

Hatred, rancor, and the spirit of vengeance are useless baggage to the artist. His road is difficult enough for him to cleanse his soul of everything which could make it more so.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

A rapid rendering of a landsc...

A rapid rendering of a landscape represents only one moment of its existence. I prefer, by insisting upon its essential character, to risk losing charm in order to gain greater stability.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

For my part I have never avoi...

For my part I have never avoided the influence of others. I would have considered it cowardice and a lack of sincerity toward myself.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

Arrival = Prison, and the art...

Arrival = Prison, and the artist must never be a prisoner.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

Composition is the art of arr...

Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the various elements which the painter uses to express his sentiments. In a picture every separate part will be visible and... everything which has no utility in the picture is for that reason harmful.

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In art, truth and reality beg...

In art, truth and reality begin when one no longer understands what one is doing or what one knows, and when there remains an energy that is all the stronger for being constrained, controlled and compressed.

Henri Matisse 233 quotes

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