My models, my human figures, are never like extras in an interior. They are the main theme of my work. I depend absolutely on my model. Henri Matisse More Quotes by Henri Matisse More Quotes From Henri Matisse Photographs will always be impressive because they show us nature, and all artists will find in them a world of sensations. The photographer must therefore intervene as little as possible, so as not to cause photography to lose the objective charm which it naturally possesses, notwithstanding its defects. Henri Matisse photography artist world An artist is an explorer. Henri Matisse explorers artist Color helps to express light, not the physical phenomenon, but the only light that really exists, that in the artist's brain. Henri Matisse color light artist I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time. Every day that dawns is a gift to me and I take it in that way. I accept it gratefully without looking beyond it. I completely forget my physical suffering and all the unpleasantness of my present condition and I think only of the joy of seeing the sun rise once more and of being able to work a little bit, even under difficult conditions. Henri Matisse suffering joy thinking Do remember that one line does nothing; it is only in relation to another that it creates a volume. Henri Matisse one-line lines doe After a half-century of hard work and reflection the wall is still there. Henri Matisse wall hard-work struggle Cutting straight into color reminds me of the direct carving of the sculptor. Henri Matisse cutting color art Work cures everything. Henri Matisse cures art It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else. Henri Matisse paint cute art In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope. Henri Matisse influence able walks Simple colours can affect the intimate feelings with all the more force because they are simple. Henri Matisse rainbow color simple I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it. Henri Matisse vision world art Would not it be best to leave room to mystery? Henri Matisse mystery rooms art Exactitude is not truth. Henri Matisse exactitude truth I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me. Henri Matisse emotional feelings art You must forget all your theories, all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression of the emotion awakened in you by the subject. Henri Matisse emotion expression ideas All art worthy of the name is religious. Henri Matisse religious names art Much of the beauty that arises in art comes from the struggle an artist wages with his limited medium. Henri Matisse wages struggle art Seek the strongest color effect possible... the content is of no importance. Henri Matisse importance color art I want to reach that condensation of sensations that constitutes a picture. Henri Matisse condensation want art
