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Adding tags: #abstract #art #quotes
quoting note1rp3…yhfnANTONI TÀPIES (1923-2012)
“I’ve chosen materials that are already expressive. And use them in a way that capitalises on their inherent qualities. In order to prevent technique from taking over I have to set traps for myself. For example I use materials that dry very fast and compel me to work at great speed. Working very quickly and spontaneously like this is my way of keeping intellect on a short rein, of keeping reason in its place, so that the unconscious can run free. Painting has returned to its origins, to an area beyond language, a mysterious world that can only be expressed in abstract symbols and images.”
Ocell (bird), Oil and scraping on cardboard, 66 x 54.5 cm, 1954.