Pithy Quote: Robert Motherwell on Vision

posted by Ian Summers on April 4th, 2010

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Vision

Is there any doubt what Robert Motherwell stood for?
Try reading Motherwell’s words aloud.

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.My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven,
my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few,
my guide is reliable, my mission is clear.
I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away,
turned back, diluted, or delayed.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice,
hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate …
at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity,
or meander in a maze of mediocrity.
I won’t give up, shut up, let up, or slow up.

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.Robert Motherwell, 1915-1991, Abstract Expressionist, Writer

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