"Today painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. Most modern painters work from a different source. They work from within."

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Source : Elizabeth Frank, Jackson Pollock (1983). “Jackson Pollock”, Abbeville Pr

Jackson Pollock

#Art Quotes #Matter Quotes #Today Quotes

“Next time I want to do something nice, slap me.”
“My home has always been show business.”
“The only weapon I had was my dancing. With that I fought like a general without an army. If I could have saved all the energy I wasted on my struggle it would have sufficed me to cover a dozen ballets.”
“I'm a massive fan of David Lynch and 'Twin Peaks.'”
“Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way." ... "Surely a better time must be drawing nigh when godlike human beings will become truly humane, and learn to put their animal fellow mortals in their hearts instead of on their backs or in their dinners.”
“The light of the moon is all we've got to go on...”
“How should we provide for our families? Financially, spatially (be near them), emotionally, morally, spiritually. ...I don't have what it takes to provide for my family spiritually; I need Jesus.”
“The simple act of writing down a goal and making a written plan for its accomplishment moves you to the top 3 percent.”

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