Literature expresses itself by abstractions, whereas painting, by means of drawing and colour, gives concrete shape to sensations and perceptions. Paul Cezanne More Quotes by Paul Cezanne More Quotes From Paul Cezanne The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself. Paul Cezanne seductivepersonalityart Right now a moment of time is passing by!... We must become that moment. Paul Cezanne that-momentpassing-bymoments It is not about painting life, it is about making painting alive. Paul Cezanne paintingalive The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it. Paul Cezanne prove-ittruth-isprove Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience. Paul Cezanne abilityemotionalgenius Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else - by color. Paul Cezanne colorlight The awareness of our own strength makes us modest. Paul Cezanne modestawarenessstrength May I repeat what I told you here: treat nature by means of the cylinder, the sphere, the cone, everything brought into proper perspective so that each side of an object or a plane is directed towards a central point. Lines parallel to the horizon give breadth... lines perpendicular to this horizon give depth. But nature for us men is more depth than surface, whence the need to introduce into our light vibrations, represented by the reds and yellows, a sufficient amount of blueness to give the feel of air. Paul Cezanne menmeanart A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art. Paul Cezanne creativityemotionart To paint is not to copy the object slavishly, it is to grasp a harmony among many relationships. Paul Cezanne harmonypaintrelationship Sometimes I imagine colors as if they were living ideas, being of pure reason with which to communicate. Nature is not on the surface, it is deep down. Paul Cezanne rainbowcolorideas I could paint for a hundred years, a thousand years without stopping and I would still feel as though I knew nothing. Paul Cezanne stoppingartistyears If I think, everything is lost. Paul Cezanne inspirationlostthinking What I am trying to translate to you is more mysterious, it is entwined in the very roots of being, in the implacable source of sensations. Paul Cezanne serendipityrootstrying Long live the sun which gives us such beautiful color. Paul Cezanne colorbeautifulinspirational The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution. Paul Cezanne beautifulbeautylife Under this fine rain I breathe in the innocence of the world. I feel coloured by the nuances of infinity. At this moment I am one with my picture. We are an iridescent chaos. Paul Cezanne nuancerainworld Art is a harmony parallel with nature. Paul Cezanne environmentnatureart Nature is more depth than surface, the colours are the expressions on the surface of this depth; they rise up from the roots of the world. Paul Cezanne depthexpressionroots Painting is damned difficult - you always think you've got it, but you haven't. Paul Cezanne paintingartistthinking
