Agnes Martin Quotes

People who look at my painting say that it makes them happy, like the feeling when you wake up in the morning. And happiness is the goal, isn't it?

To be full of joy when looking at an oeuvre is not a little thing.

I try to figure out - intellectually, philosophically, psychologically - what the experience of beauty is.

The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

Art is, after all, only a trace – like a footprint which shows that one has walked bravely and in great happiness.

Joy is the highest expression of love.

The truth is that art does not teach; it makes you feel, and any teaching that may arise from the feeling is an extra, and must not be stressed too much. In the modern world, and in Canada as much as anywhere, we are obsessed with the notion that to think is the highest achievement of mankind, but we neglect the fact that thought untouched by feeling is thin, delusive, treacherous stuff.

It has been said that beauty is a promise of happiness. Conversely, the possibility of pleasure can be a beginning of beauty.

All the things that truly matter, beauty, love, creativity, joy and inner peace arise from beyond the mind.

I'm surprised when the work appears beautiful, and very pleased. And I think work can be very good and very successful without being able to call it beautiful, although I'm not clear about that. The work is good when it has a certain completeness; and when it's got a certain completeness, then it's beautiful.

Happiness is a work of art. Handle with care.

Beauty is the experience that gives us a sense of joy and a sense of peace simultaneously.

Art is a sense of magic.

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit.

Beautiful things make people happy.

The arts are weapons of understanding and weapons of happiness.

One can make no better investment than the cultivation of a taste for the beautiful, for it will bring rainbow hues and enduring joys to the whole life. It will not only greatly increase one's capacity for happiness, but also one's efficiency.

Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.

As a species, we are most animated when our days and nights on Earth are touched by the natural world. We can find immeasurable joy in the birth of a child, a great work of art, or falling in love.

What is music for? It's to make you feel good.

When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel.

I think it's the same simple thing for everyone - to be happy, and have love in your life.

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.

I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colors for those who see none.

We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty, we only create joy and beauty. We have never done a sad work. Through the drawings, we hope a majority will be able to visualize it.