An idea can only be materialized with the help of a medium of expression, the inherent qualities of which must be surely sensed and understood in order to become the carrier of an idea.
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In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light.Hans Hofmann
When the impulses which stir us to profound emotion are integrated with the medium of expression, every interview of the soul may become art. This is contingent upon mastery of the medium.
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Being inexhaustible, life and nature are a constant stimulus for a creative mind.
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Through a painting we can see the whole world.
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Colors must fit together as pieces in a puzzle or cogs in a wheel.
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It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws.
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