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,
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I never paint a portrait from a photograph, because
a photograph doesn't give enough information about
what the person feels. |
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It is not enough to give signals. Things can only
ever last if they have functioned as signs. |
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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.
+ 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 at all. |
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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 else. |
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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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When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to
work can take any length of time. |
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