August Macke Quotes

• The senses are our bridge between the incomprehensible and the comprehensible.

  August Macke

  Bridges, Senses

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• I'm interested in creating a space through color contrasts, rather than by simple shadows of light and dark.

  August Macke

  Dark, Simple, Light

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• The most important thing for me is the direct observation of nature in its light-filled existence.

  August Macke

  Light, Important, Existence

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• What I most cherish is the observation of the movement of colors. Only in this have I found the laws of those simultaneous and complementary color contrasts that nourish the actual rhythm of my vision. In this I find the actual essence, an essence which is not born out of an a priori system or theory.

  August Macke

  Color, Law, Essence

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