Bram van Velde on Truth
Browse 6 quotations attributed to Bram van Velde, catalogued under truth, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Bram van Velde, entry #127373: "What makes a painting fascinating is its sincerity. Sincerity is such a rare thing. Most people don't dare to be sincere."
Attributed to Bram van Velde, entry #9541: "The world of architecture – and of works conceived for architecture – tends towards beauty. True beauty tends towards ugliness and panic."
6 Quotes by Bram van Velde on Truth
"What makes a painting fascinating is its sincerity. Sincerity is such a rare thing. Most people don't dare to be sincere."
"The world of architecture – and of works conceived for architecture – tends towards beauty. True beauty tends towards ugliness and panic."
"Painting is getting in touch with the truth. It's a matter of summoning up the vision I need."
"Waiting for the truth."
"Oh Baudelaire.. .He used to be enormously important to me. It's thanks to him that I was able to get through the war . A true loyal mind without hypocrisy. The most universal spirit. The greatest Frenchman. I have always been much less interested in painters ."
"To be true, you have to take the plunge, to touch bottom. But most people want to be in control. They fear the worst. You can’t control anything. What you have to do is let yourself be taken over.. .All the paintings I have made, I was compelled to make. You must never force yourself."