By continuously reproducing the forms of things that terrify me, I am able to suppress the fear.
Katya Kovalyovahar citeretfor 6 år siden
Each day I learned anew what an inscrutable, ambition-filled human struggle it is to paint, to create.
Katya Kovalyovahar citeretfor 6 år siden
But I was under the spell of the polka dot nets. Bring on Picasso, bring on Matisse, bring on anybody! I would stand up to them all with a single polka dot. That was the way I saw it, and I had no ears to listen
Yuliya Zlatievahar citeretfor 2 år siden
In time my friends grew uneasy and peered at me with anxious blue eyes. ‘Yayoi, are you all right?’ they’d ask, genuinely concerned. ‘Why are you painting the same thing every day?’
Yuliya Zlatievahar citeretfor 2 år siden
One day, I addressed a letter to the president of France:
Dear Sir, I would like to see your country, France.
Please help me.
Elena Saprohar citeretfor 5 år siden
scattered cattle bones and lived like a spiritual recluse
Katya Kovalyovahar citeretfor 6 år siden
From the point of view of one who creates, everything is a gamble, a leap into the unknown
Katya Kovalyovahar citeretfor 6 år siden
producing the unique art that came from within myself was the most important thing I could do to build my life as an artist.
Katya Kovalyovahar citeretfor 6 år siden
Unable to sleep, I would get out of bed and paint. There was no other way to endure the cold and the hunger. And so I pushed myself on to ever more intense work.
Katya Kovalyovahar citeretfor 6 år siden
having reached the foot of the mountain, I wanted to climb to the top.