Remember that a picture, before being a battle horse, a nude, an anecdote or whatnot, is essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order.
More from Maurice Denis
...Every work of art is a transposition,a caricature,the passionate equivalent of a sensation received.
Permalink to quote #1 I believe that art should sanctify nature.
Permalink to quote #3 Art is no longer a purely visual experience..it is a work of our intellect triggered by nature...the imagination again become the queen of our strengths and we…
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