Henri Matisse Quotes on Creativity
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You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover.
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There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted.
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The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.
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What I am after, above all, is expression.
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Without passion there is no art.
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The artist only sees old truths in a new light,because there are no new truths.