Famous Italian Artists - Painters, Sculptors & Printmakers |
Famous quotes and profiles of famous Italian artists that are based in or born
in the country of the European country of Italy. Artists include painters, photographers,
sculptors, designers, printmakers, and more.
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I never paint a portrait from a photograph, because a photograph doesn't give
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It is not enough to give signals. Things can only ever last if they have functioned
as signs. |
| Giorgio
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+ To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic
and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will
enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams. |
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One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.
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Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master. |
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The relationship between my painting and my sculpture is intimately connected.
I would never begin a sculpture without first experiencing color. |
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+ If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful
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+ What I am seeking is not the real and not the unreal but rather the unconscious,
the mystery of the instinctive in the human race. |
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I am essentially a painter of the kind of still life composition that communicates
a sense of tranquillity and privacy, moods which I have always valued above all
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I like living in the 20th century.. to me the world has never been more beautiful.
I am trying to paint the real world I live in, as beautifully as I can with my
own eyes. |
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