Henri Matisse Quotes

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.

This is why journeys are useful, they enlarge the space that is around us.

I am made of all that I have seen.

Siempre hay flores para aquellos que desean verlas.

There are always flowers for those that seek them

Me gustaría recuperar esa frescura de visión que es característica de la extrema juventud, cuando todo el mundo es nuevo para ella.

Creativity takes courage

Rodin once said that a combination of extraordinary circumstances was needed for a man to live to 70 and to pursue with passion what he loves.

El artista comienza con una visión, una operación creativa que requiere un esfuerzo. La creatividad requiere coraje.

The artist must see all things as if he were seeing them for the first time. All his life he must see as he did when he was a child.

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

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have the light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me..

It is only after years of preparation that the young [artist] should touch color — not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.