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Jackson Pollock Quotes: Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.
         

Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.


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The secret of success is… to be fully awake to everything about you.

The secret of success is… to be fully awake to everything about you.



If people would just look at the paintings, I don't think they would have any trouble enjoying them. It's like looking at a bed of flowers, you don't tear your hair out over what it means.

If people would just look at the paintings, I don't think they would have any trouble enjoying them. It's like looking at a bed of flowers, you don't tear your hair out over what it means.



Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was.

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was.



Art is coming face to face with yourself.

Art is coming face to face with yourself.



There is no accident, just as there is no beginning and no end.

There is no accident, just as there is no beginning and no end.



Painting is no problem. The problem is what to do when you're not painting.

Painting is no problem. The problem is what to do when you're not painting.



It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.

It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.



The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.



Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you.

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you.



You can't learn techniques and then try to become a painter. Techniques are a result.

You can't learn techniques and then try to become a painter. Techniques are a result.





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And the thing that I always tried to do with important singers when I met them was to sit down and record everything they knew, give them a first real run-through of their art.

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