Quotes by Bridget Riley

Bridget Riley

English painter

Lived from: 1931 -

Category: Artists

Born: 24 april 1931

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  • An artist's early work is inevitably made up of a mixture of tendencies and interests, some of which are compatible and some of which are in conflict.
    The Eyes Mind: Collected Writings 1965-2009 (2009)
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  • As a painter today you have to work without that essential platform. But if one does not deceive oneself and accepts this lack of certainty, other things may come into play.
    Bridget Riley: dialogues on art
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  • As the artist picks his way along, rejecting and accepting as he goes, certain patterns of enquiry emerge.
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  • For me nature is not a landscape, but the dynamism of visual forces - an event rather than an appearance.
    Quoted in Karl Ruhrberg et al., Art of the 20th Century (2000)
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  • His failures are as valuable as his successes: by misjudging one thing he conforms something else, even if at the time he does not know what that something else is.
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  • In my earlier paintings, I wanted the space between the picture plane and the spectator to be active.
    The Eyes Mind: Collected Writings 1965-2009 (2009)
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  • Painters have always needed a sort of veil upon which they can focus their attention. It's as though the more fully the consciousness is absorbed, the greater the freedom of the spirit behind.
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  • Painting is, I think, inevitably an archaic activity and one that depends on spiritual values.
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  • There was a time when meanings were focused and reality could be fixed; when that sort of belief disappeared, things became uncertain and open to interpretation.
    The Eyes Mind: Collected Writings 1965-2009 (2009)
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What are the most famous quotes from Bridget Riley?

The two most famous quotes from Bridget Riley are:

  • "An artist's early work is inevitably made up of a mixture of tendencies and interests, some of which are compatible and some of which are in conflict."
  • "As a painter today you have to work without that essential platform. But if one does not deceive oneself and accepts this lack of certainty, other things may come into play."

When did Bridget Riley live?

Bridget Riley is still alive and was born in 1931.