As a painter today you have... by Bridget Riley, a British Artist

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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.”

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Bridget Riley

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Name: Bridget Riley

Nationality: British

Date of Birth: Apr 24, 1931

Profession: Artist

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Painting is, I think, inevitably an archaic activity and one that depends on spiritual values.

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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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I work with nature, although in completely new terms.

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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.

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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.

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