14+ William Baziotes Quotes On Education

William Baziotes was an American painter and a leading member of the mid-20th century abstract expressionist movement. He was known for his abstract paintings of biomorphic shapes and dreamlike landscapes. His works are characterized by a use of color and texture to create a sense of mystery and emotion. Following is our collection on famous quotes by William Baziotes on education, life, love.

There is always an unconscious collaboration among artists.. ..the artist who imagine himself a Robinson Crusoe is either a primitive or a fool. — William Baziotes

As for the subject matter in my painting.. ..it is very often an incidental thing in the background, elusive and unclear, that really stirred me. — William Baziotes

One can begin a picture and carry it through and stop it and do nothing about the title at all. — William Baziotes

In the beginning I drew and painted from nature in order to know her. Then later, only to fall under her spell. And today, to let her mirror my thoughts and feelings. — William Baziotes

I kept.. ..returning to the (ancient Roman) wall paintings with their veiled melancholy and elegant plasticity. — William Baziotes

One hundred artists introduce us to one hundred worlds. — William Baziotes

It is the mysterious that I love in painting. It is the stillness and the silence. I want my pictures to take effect very slowly, to obsess and to haunt. — William Baziotes

Each painting has its own way of evolving. When the painting is finished, the subject reveals itself. — William Baziotes

I consider my painting finished when my eyes goes to a particular spot on the canvas. But if I put the picture away about thirty feet on the wall and the movements keep returning to me and the eye seems to be responding to something living, then it is finished. — William Baziotes

Let the poet dream his dreams. Yet, the poet must look at the world; must enter into other men's lives; must look at the earth and the sky, must examine the dust in the street; must walk through the world and his mirror. — William Baziotes

I can not evolve any concrete theory about painting. — William Baziotes

Whereas certain people start with a recollection or an experience and paint that experience, to some of us the act of doing is the experience; so that we are not quite clear why we are engaged on a particular work. And because we are more interested in plastic matters than we are in matters of words, once can begin a painting and carry it through and stop it and do nothing about the title at all. All pictures are full of association. — William Baziotes

The large gray spiked form rising from the bottom of the picture is to me the symbol of death and ruin. And finally the black ovoid form is the symbol of fire, lava and destruction. — William Baziotes

The eye seems to be responding to something living. — William Baziotes

Life Lessons by William Baziotes

1. William Baziotes' work emphasizes the importance of experimentation and exploration in art, encouraging viewers to look beyond the surface of the painting and find their own meaning.
2. His abstract works demonstrate the power of color and line to evoke emotion and convey meaning, while his surrealist works explore the subconscious and the subconscious.
3. His work encourages viewers to think outside the box and find their own creative solutions to artistic problems.