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Agnes Martin
 
Date of birth: 22 March 1912
Date of death: 16 December 2004
Country Of Origin: Canada
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    Agnes Martin (March 22, 1912 – December 16, 2004) was a Canadian-United States minimalism painter. She was born in Macklin, Saskatchewan and moved to the United States in 1931, becoming a citizen in 1950. She is most closely associated with Taos, New Mexico, although she also lived in New York City for a time. The bulk of her work is composed of square grids. While minimalist in form, these paintings were quite different in spirit from those of her minimalist count .... (More...)
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" Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork... we all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly. "

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" Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings. "

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" Beauty and happiness and life are all the same and they are pervasive, unattached and abstract and they are our only concern. They are immeasurable, completely lacking in substance. They are perfect and sublime. This is the subject matter of art. "

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" Happiness is being on the beam with life - to feel the pull of life. "

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" My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind. "

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" To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like. Give up doing the things that you do not like to do. You must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind. "

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" When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection. "

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