The Trend In Some Of The Contemporary Movements In Art, But By No Means All, Seems To Deny This Ideal And To Me Appears To Lead To A Purely Decorative Conception Of Painting. - SearchQuotes

About
Terms
Privacy
Sitemap

Get in Touch
Advertise
Removal Request
Subscribe
Contact Us

Social
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Pinterest

Close

Submit Quote

Latest Quotes
Browse our latest quotes

Topic List
Categorized list of quote topics

Famous Authors
Alphabetical list of influential authors

Picture Quotes
Custom and user added quotes with pictures

The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting.

Edward Hopper

0 Likes

0 Comments

RELATED QUOTES

The question of the value of nationality in art is perhaps unsolvable.

1 Likes

Nationality quotes

Sponsored Links

The only real influence I've ever had was myself.

1 Likes

Painting will have to deal more fully and less obliquely with life and nature's phenomena before it can again become great.

3 Likes

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

1 Likes

Artistic quotes

More of me comes out when I improvise.

1 Likes

Sponsored Links

Maybe I am not very human - what I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.

1 Likes

It's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine to start with, adding oil as I go along until the medium becomes pure oil. I use as little oil as I can possibly help, and that's my method.

0 Likes

In its most limited sense, modern, art would seem to concern itself only with the technical innovations of the period.

0 Likes

In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.

1 Likes

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

0 Likes

Sponsored Links

If the technical innovations of the Impressionists led merely to a more accurate representation of nature, it was perhaps of not much value in enlarging their powers of expression.

0 Likes

If the picture needs varnishing later, I allow a restorer to do that, if there's any restoring necessary.

0 Likes

TRENDING

ABOUT

Terms
Privacy Policy
Removal Request
Sitemap
Contact Us

OUR GOAL

Our goal is to help you by delivering amazing quotes to bring inspiration, personal growth, love and happiness to your everyday life.

© 2024 SearchQuotes™