I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Emotion Quotes, Writing Quotes

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

My curves are not crazy.

My curves are not crazy.

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

There is no interruption between my older paintings and my cutouts. Just that with an...

There is no interruption between my older paintings and my cutouts. Just that with an...

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that...

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that...

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being...

There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being...

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back...

When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back...

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

Exactitude is not truth.

Exactitude is not truth.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth...

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth...

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner...

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner...