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Willem de Kooning quotes

American Artist April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997

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The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves. Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning quote: "Art never seems to make me peaceful or pure."
Art never seems to make me peaceful or pure. Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning quote: "The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time."
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time. Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning quote: "I make pictures and someone comes in and calls it art."
I make pictures and someone comes in and calls it art. Willem de Kooning
Whatever an artist's personal feelings are, as soon as an artist fills a certain area on the canvas or circumscribes it, he becomes historical. He acts from or upon other artists. Willem de Kooning
My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I can see of course that, in the abstract, thinking and all activity is rather desperate. Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning quote: "Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind..."
Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns. Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning quote: "I don't paint to live, I live to paint."
I don't paint to live, I live to paint. Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning quote: "An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will."
An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will. Willem de Kooning

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