6 Henri Matisse Quotes on Creativity

Henri Matisse quotes on creativity

4. 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.

5. 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.

13. The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.

14. What I am after, above all, is expression.

36. Without passion there is no art.

37. The artist only sees old truths in a new light,because there are no new truths.