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Barnett Newman quotes

American Artist January 29, 1905 – July 4, 1970

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Barnett Newman quote: "Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man',..."
Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'. Barnett Newman
Man's first expression, like his first dream, was an aesthetic one. Speech was a poetic outcry rather than a demand for communication. Original man, shouting his consonants, did so in yells of awe and anger at his tragic state, at his own self-awareness and at his own helplessness before the void. Barnett Newman
I hope that my painting has the impact of giving someone, as it did me, the feeling of his own totality, of his own separateness, of his own individuality. Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman quote: "Aesthetics is to artists as ornithology is to birds."
Aesthetics is to artists as ornithology is to birds. Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman quote: "I prefer to leave the paintings to speak for themselves."
I prefer to leave the paintings to speak for themselves. Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman quote: "Sculpture is what you bump into when you back up to see a..."
Sculpture is what you bump into when you back up to see a painting. Barnett Newman

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