Mark RothkoI would like to say to those who think of my pictures as serene, whether in friendship or mere observation, that I have imprisoned the most utter violence in every inch of their surface.
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An artist is a person who expresses his or her deepest feelings in some medium. An artist must be able to express the most violent feelings inside of him. The violence of life must be seen in order for it to be contained within the confines of the picture.
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