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Henri Matisse
Profession : Artist
Birth : December 31, 1869
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He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.
Henri Matisse
Creativity takes courage.
Henri Matisse
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
Henri Matisse
An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.
Henri Matisse
Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.
Henri Matisse
An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.
Henri Matisse
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.
Henri Matisse
Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.
Henri Matisse
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.
Henri Matisse
Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.
Henri Matisse
Jazz is rhythm and meaning.
Henri Matisse
I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.
Henri Matisse
With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.
Henri Matisse
My curves are not crazy.
Henri Matisse
A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you.
Henri Matisse
I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.
Henri Matisse
It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.
Henri Matisse
I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it.
Henri Matisse
I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.
Henri Matisse
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me.
Henri Matisse
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