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When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection.
— Agnes Martin
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Agnes Martin
painter, draftsperson, printmaker, artist
1912 – 2004
Agnes Bernice Martin was a Canadian-American abstract painter known for her minimalist style and abstract expressionism. Born in Saskatchewan, she moved to the United States in 1931, where she pursued higher education and became a U.S. citizen in 1950. Martin's artistic journey began in New York City, where she immersed herself in modern art and developed a deep interest in abstraction. Despite often being labeled a minimalist, she identified more with abstract expressionism. Her work has been defined as an "essay in discretion, inwardness and silence."
All Quotes by Agnes Martin
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Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
— Agnes Martin
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When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection.
— Agnes Martin
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Happiness is being on the beam with life - to feel the pull of life.
— Agnes Martin
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My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.
— Agnes Martin
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When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection.
— Agnes Martin
“
Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
— Agnes Martin
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When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection.
— Agnes Martin