I say it is indispensable to look ahead of and behind oneself in the present. If there is such a thing as tradition, and I believe there is, it can only exist in the sense of the most profound movements…

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In this movement of colors I find the essence, which does not arise from a...

In this movement of colors I find the essence, which does not arise from a...

It is this research into pure painting that is the problem at the present moment....

It is this research into pure painting that is the problem at the present moment....

This communication alone, by the comparison of the antagonisms, rivalries, movements which give birth to...

This communication alone, by the comparison of the antagonisms, rivalries, movements which give birth to...

The auditory perception is not sufficient for our knowledge of the world; it does not...

The auditory perception is not sufficient for our knowledge of the world; it does not...

Simultaneity in light is harmony, the rhythm of colors which creates the Vision of Man.

Simultaneity in light is harmony, the rhythm of colors which creates the Vision of Man.

This synchronous action then will be the Subject, which is the representative harmony.

This synchronous action then will be the Subject, which is the representative harmony.

Direct observation of the luminous essence of nature is for me indispensable.

Direct observation of the luminous essence of nature is for me indispensable.

But what is of great importance to me is observation of the movement of colors.

But what is of great importance to me is observation of the movement of colors.

Painting is by nature a luminous language.

Painting is by nature a luminous language.

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.

On the other hand, the artist has much to do in the realm of color...

On the other hand, the artist has much to do in the realm of color...

The eye is the most refined of our senses, the one which communicates most directly...

The eye is the most refined of our senses, the one which communicates most directly...

Nature engenders the science of painting.

Nature engenders the science of painting.

If Art relates itself to an Object, it becomes descriptive, divisionist, literary.

If Art relates itself to an Object, it becomes descriptive, divisionist, literary.

The idea of the vital movement of the world and its movement is simultaneity.

The idea of the vital movement of the world and its movement is simultaneity.

First of all, I always see the sun! The way I want to identify myself...

First of all, I always see the sun! The way I want to identify myself...

I am very much afraid of definitions, and yet one is almost forced to make...

I am very much afraid of definitions, and yet one is almost forced to make...

Seeing is in itself a movement.

Seeing is in itself a movement.

Impressionism; it is the birth of Light in painting.

Impressionism; it is the birth of Light in painting.

Vision is the true creative rhythm.

Vision is the true creative rhythm.