Quotes: Henri Matisse

"The role of art is not to isolate us in an artificial or neutral space but to help us participate in our life. Its goal is to be useful, not only beautiful. Its use is therapeutic as well as artistic. Art seeks to relieve, alleviate, heal." 

–– Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French visual artist 

Source: Judy Martin My Process blog, Monday February 10, 2025. 

via: Sketchbook K 11, 2025, p. 47.

Quotes: Henri Matisse

"Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out." 

–– Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French visual artist 

via: Sketchbook 33, 2023, p. 74.

Quotes: Henri Matisse

"The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer." 

–– Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French visual artist

via: Sketchbook 32, 2022, p. 122. 

Quotes: Henri Matisse

"Much of the beauty that arises in art comes from the struggle an artist wages with his limited medium."

–– Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French visual artist