It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Art Quotes, Painting Quotes, Uniqueness Quotes

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

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

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds...

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds...

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

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

Exactitude is not truth.

Exactitude is not truth.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some...

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time...

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...

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...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

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...

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...

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

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

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

Aren't you [Tahiti Lagoons] one of the seven wonders of the Paradise of painters?

Aren't you [Tahiti Lagoons] one of the seven wonders of the Paradise of painters?

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

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

The Will of Man Is Stronger Than Iron Bars.

The Will of Man Is Stronger Than Iron Bars.

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...