7 Quotes & Sayings By Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson was a twentieth century American sculptor, painter, and installation artist. She is considered one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. Her work, which she created in the 1960s, was hailed for its simple yet dramatic compositions. Nevelson's work was inspired by her Jewish heritage; she used Jewish themes in many works of art, including Hebrew inscriptions on her sculpture Read more

Nevelson is often associated with minimalism and with the artistic movement known as "Conceptualism."

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‎"But when I fell in love with black, it contained all color. It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors. Black is the most aristocratic color of all.... You can be quiet and it contains the whole thing." Happy birthday to Louise Nevelson (1899-1988)! Louise Nevelson
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What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make life more livable. Louise Nevelson
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I never liked the middle ground-the most boring place in the world. Louise Nevelson
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What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make their lives more livable. Louise Nevelson
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In the first grade I already knew the pattern of my life. I didn't know the living of it but I knew the line.... From the first day in school until the day I graduated everyone gave me one hundred plus in art. Well where do you go in life? You go to the place where you got one hundred plus. Louise Nevelson
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I believe in my work and in the joy of it. You have to be with the work and the work has to be with you. It absorbs you totally and you absorb it totally. Louise Nevelson