MAURICE DE VLAMINCK
(1876-1958)
Maurice de Vlaminck was one of the leaders of the Fauves because he used pure, vibrant
colors,created his paintings to appear two dimensional, and showed his feelings towards nature.
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Vlaminck Quotations
"In art, every generation has to begin all over again for itself."
"Our painting was not an invention but an attitude. It was a way of being or acting, of thinking, of breathing..."
"As for painting, I realize that the period of realism is over. Where painting is concerned, we're only beginning."
"Painting was an abscess which drained off the evil in me. What I could have achieved in social context by throwing a bomb... I have tried to express in art... Thus I have been able to use my destructive instincts in order to re-create a sensitive, living and free world."
"Visiting museums bastardizes the personality, just as hobnobbing with priests makes you lose your faith."