For my part I have never avoided the influence of others. I would have considered it cowardice and a lack of sincerity toward myself. Henri Matisse More Quotes by Henri Matisse More Quotes From Henri Matisse Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play. Henri Matisse creativityindependentplay There are always flowers for those who want to see them. Henri Matisse positivebeautifulart Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions. Henri Matisse emotioncolororder Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working. Henri Matisse inspirationwaitingart The artists 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. Henri Matisse artistchildrenfirsts Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out. Henri Matisse be-goodsimpletrying Nothing can be accomplished without love. Henri Matisse without-loveaccomplished The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer. Henri Matisse essentialsprayermind It is not enough to place colors, however beautiful, one beside the other; colors must also react on one another. Otherwise, you have cacophony. Henri Matisse colorbeautifulart Drawing is putting a line around an idea. Henri Matisse sketchingdrawingideas The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage. Henri Matisse beautifulinspirationallife ...for whether we want to or not, we belong to our time and we share in its opinions, its feelings, even its delusions. Henri Matisse opinionwantfeelings I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black. Henri Matisse black-and-whitequeenscolor Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance. Henri Matisse hopefaithgod If I close my eyes, I see things better than with my eyes open. Henri Matisse eyeifs Art is an escape from reality. Henri Matisse art-isrealityart In love, the one who runs away is the winner. Henri Matisse running-awayrunninglove Beauty comes from the balance between two and three dimensions, between abstraction and representation - I seek the equilibrium behind changing appearances. Henri Matisse balancethreetwo My pictures are made up of four or five colors that collide with one another. Henri Matisse fourcolormade An artist is an explorer. He has to begin by self-discovery and by observation of his own procedure. After that he must not feel under any constraint. Henri Matisse artistselfdiscovery
