December 27, 2011

let the picture lead you

Helen Frankenthaler, December 12, 1928 – December 27, 2011


Speaking of pictorial choices, Ms. Frankenthaler said that her decision-making process was wholly unregimented. ''There is no 'always,' '' she said. ''No formula. There are no rules. Let the picture lead you where it must go.''

2 comments:

  1. "There is no must in art because art is free," Wassily Kandinsky.

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    1. Thank you again. It's helpful that famous artists say things that the rest of us know or are learning and it's good to know that sometimes they say the same thing. Truth is truth no matter who says it.

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