Lucian Freud quotes
Lucian Freud was a British painter, renowned for his intense and psychologically penetrating portraits. His expressive brushwork and unflinching approach to the human form made him one of the most important figurative artists of the 20th century. He influenced generations of artists and left a powerful mark on the world of contemporary art. Here are 33 of his quotes:
I always felt that my work hadn't much to do with art; my admirations for other art had very little room to show themselves in my work because I hoped that if I concentrated enough the intensity of scrutiny alone would force life into the pictures. I ignored the fact that art, after all, derives from art. Now I realize that this is the case.
Lucian Freud
My colour has no symbolic function whatever. I don't want any colour to be noticeable. I want the colour to be the colour of life, so that you would notice it as being irregular if it changed. I don't want it to operate in the modernist sense as colour, something independent. I don't want people to say, "Oh, what was that red or that blue picture of yours, I've forgotten what it was."
Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud
Occupation: British Painter
Born: December 8, 1922
Died: July 20, 2011
Quotes count: 33
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