"Exactitude is not truth."
-Henri Matisse
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"An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.“
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"A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light."
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"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."
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"There are always flowers for those who want to see them."
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"He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices he is free and nothing holds him back."
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