Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Robert Ryman

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American painter Robert Ryman.
Last updated on October 4, 2024.
Robert Ryman

Robert Ryman was an American painter identified with the movements of monochrome painting, minimalism, and conceptual art. He was best known for abstract, white-on-white paintings. He lived and worked in New York City.

My approach tends to be from experiments. I need the challenge. If I know how to do something well, there's no need to do it all the time because it becomes a little monotonous. So I like to find a challenge.
There is never a question of what to paint but only how to paint.
The real purpose of painting is to give pleasure. — © Robert Ryman
The real purpose of painting is to give pleasure.
I don’t abstract from anything.…I am involved with real space, the room itself, real light, and real surface.
What painting is, is exactly what people see.
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