Do you know what will soon be the ultimate in truth? Paul Gauguin More Quotes by Paul Gauguin More Quotes From Paul Gauguin I am leaving in order to have peace and quiet. To be rid of the influence of civilization. I only want to do simple, very simple art and to be able to do that, I have to immerse myself in virgin nature, see no one but savages, live their life, with no other thought in my mind but to render, the way a child would, the concepts formed in my brain and to do this with the aid of nothing but the primitive means of art, the only means that are good and true. Paul Gauguin mean children art Many people say that I don't know how to draw because I don't draw particular forms. When will they understand that execution, drawing and color (in other words, style) must be in harmony with the poem? Paul Gauguin drawing color people There are tonalities which are noble and others which are vulgar, harmonies which are calm or consoling, and others which are exciting because of their boldness. Paul Gauguin calm harmony noble By the combination of lines and colors, under the pretext of some motif taken from nature, I create symphonies and harmonies that represent nothing absolutely real in the ordinary sense of the word but are intended to give rise to thoughts as music does. Paul Gauguin color taken real The missionary is no longer a man, a conscience. He is a corpse, in the hands of a confraternity, without family, without love, without any of the sentiments that are dear to us. Emasculated, in a sense, by his vow of chastity, he offers us the distressing spectacle of a man deformed and impotent or engaged in a stupid and useless struggle with the sacred needs of the flesh, a struggle which, seven times out of ten, leads him to sodomy, the gallows, or prison. Paul Gauguin stupid struggle men Civilization is paralysis. Paul Gauguin philosophy civilization art In art, there are only two types of people: revolutionaries and plagiarists. And in the end, doesn't the revolutionary's work become official, once the State takes it over? Paul Gauguin two people art Whatever may happen the sun will rise tomorrow as it rose to-day, beneficent and serene. Paul Gauguin future rose may Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Paul Gauguin life-has-no-meaning meaning-of-life limits The public wants to understand and learn in a single day, a single minute, what the artist has spent years learning. Paul Gauguin artist time years Where do we come from? What are We? Where are we going? Paul Gauguin In order to produce something new, you have to return to the original source, to the childhood of mankind. Paul Gauguin childhood return order Life is merely a fraction of a second. An infinitely small amount of time to fulfill our desires, our dreams, our passions. Paul Gauguin passion dream desire Painting is the most beautiful of all arts. In it, all sensations are condensed, at its aspect everyone may create romance at the will of his imagination, and at a glance have his soul invaded by the most profound memories, no efforts of memory, everything summed up in one moment. Complete art which sums up all the others and completes them. Paul Gauguin beautiful memories art In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters. Paul Gauguin revolutionary done art The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public. Paul Gauguin architecture loss art It is useless to advise solitude for everyone; one must be strong enough to endure it and to work alone. Paul Gauguin useless solitude strong One's state of mind is three-quarters of what counts, so it has to be carefully nurtured if you want to do something great and lasting. Paul Gauguin insightful three mind I am a great artist and I know it. It's because of what I am that I have endured so much suffering, so as to pursue my vocation, otherwise I would consider myself a rogue - which is what many people think I am, for that matter. Paul Gauguin artist people thinking Go on working, freely and furiously, you will make progress and sooner or later your worth will be recognised, if you have any. Paul Gauguin progress goes-on
