"All my work begins with drawings."

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Source : "The Eyes Of Ellsworth Kelly: The Insightful Artist Turns 90" by Elizabeth Sobieski, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 31, 2013.

Ellsworth Kelly

#Drawing Quotes

“I don't think there is a musician today that hasn't been affected by Elvis' music. His definitive years - 1954-57 - can only be described as rock's cornerstone. He was the original cool.”
“I never work with an audience - I can't do this. The process depends on the highest degree of nervous concentration.”
“Itâ€™s like saying beauty is in the eye of the beholder: what appears to be beautiful today may not be judged beautiful in a few years. A perfect example is the Warhol â€˜Marilynâ€™; in the 1960s it was deemed garish. Art needs to be socialised, and you need a lot of context to understand that, and that doesnâ€™t mean having read a few art history books.”
“One cannot remember mother and forget God.”
“It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens.”
“For every album, I look at where I'm at in my career and think of a title that kind of represents that. And for me, 'Night Train' was kind of a metaphor for where things have gone, from being on one bus with 12 other guys, pulling a trailer my first few years on the road, to now. We're out here with six or seven buses and eight or nine semis.”
“All good actors are unpredictable, and a little crazy in a good way, because they feel more secure playing other people than themselves.”
“Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.”

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