Shape and color are my two strong things. And by doing this, drawing plants has always led me … - Ellsworth Kelly

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Are you ready?" Klaus asked finally. "No," Sunny answered. "Me neither," Violet said, "but if we wait until we're ready we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives, Let's go.

Ellsworth Kelly

Shape and color are my two strong things. And by doing this, drawing plants has always led me into my paintings and my sculptures.

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I think that if you can turn off the mind and look only with the eyes, ultimately everything becomes abstract.

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The most pleasurable thing in the world, for me, is to see something and then translate how I see it.

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In drawing, I don't erase. I believe the original gesture has to be the best.

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Making art has first of all to do with honesty. My first lesson was to see objectively, to erase all meaning of the thing seen. Then only could the real meaning of it be understood and felt.

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Are you ready?" Klaus asked finally. "No," Sunny answered. "Me neither," Violet said, "but if we wait until we're ready we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives, Let's go.

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