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

“An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.”

Henri Matisse · Success

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Henri Matisse

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices he is free and nothing holds him back.

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

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Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.

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In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope.

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