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| Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see. |
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| To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| Art does not reproduce the visible, it makes visible. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none at all, because you are never certain that a still far more beautiful woman will not appear and completely shame the supposed beauty of the first. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| I paint in order not to cry. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution may be. It is a symbol, and the more profoundly the imaginary lines of projection meet higher dimensions, the better. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe, graphic fruits fall off. My hand has become the obedient instrument of a remote will. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| A drawing is simply a line going for a walk. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| One eye sees, the other feels. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| A line is a dot that went for a walk. |
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| Paul Klee |
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| Color has taken possession of me; no longer do I have to chase after it. I know that it has hold of me forever... Color and I are one. I am a painter. |
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