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Greek-Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1541), Death: 7-4-1614
1.
I paint because the spirits whisper madly inside my head.
El Greco

2.
Art is everywhere you look for it, hail the twinkling stars for they are God's careless splatters
El Greco

3.
Painting, because of its universality, becomes speculation.
El Greco

4.
The language of art is celestial in origin and can only be understood by the chosen.
El Greco

5.
Can the darkness condemn the light?
El Greco

Similar Authors: Winston Churchill Francis Bacon John Ruskin Leonardo da Vinci William Blake Henry Miller Pablo Picasso Vincent Van Gogh Ai Weiwei Andy Warhol Alan Moore David Hockney Henri Matisse Samuel Richardson Robert Genn
6.
I was created by the all powerful God to fill the universe with my masterpieces.
El Greco

7.
Artists create out of a sense of desolation. The spirit of creation is a excruciating, intricate exploration from within the soul.
El Greco

8.
I suffer for my art and despise the witless moneyed scoundrels who praise it.
El Greco

Quote Topics by El Greco: Spirit Art Artist Suffering Masterpiece Masters Speculation Darkness Language Struggle Paint Praise Powerful Universality Painting Light Soul Stars Color Looks
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It is only after years of struggle and deprivation that the young artist should touch color - and then only in the company of his betters.
El Greco