Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.
Henri MatisseThe artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.
Henri MatisseWhoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin by cutting out his own tongue
Henri MatisseMy choice of colors does not rest on any scientific theory; it is based on observation, on feeling, on the experience of my sensibility. Inspired by certain pages of Delacroix, an artist like Signac is preoccupied with complementary colors, and the theoretical knowledge of them will lead him to use a certain tone in a certain place. But I simply try to put down colors which render my sensation.
Henri Matisse