Agnes Martin
Canadian-American · 1912–2004
Minimalist painter whose subtle grids and pale washes pursued perfection, innocence, and what she called "the moment of perfection before the mind gets in."
Wikipedia ↗“When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection.”
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“The value of art is in the observer. When you find out what you like, you're really finding out about yourself.”
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Writings / Schriften, 1991 ↗ (1991)
“Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.”
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“My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.”
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