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In this world that destroys me, the only thing that I can do is to live my weakness. That weakness is my only strength.

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My work is independent of my will. My best works are created when driven by an inner strength. This has nothing to do with my will. It is that immediate spontaneity of my intense way of living that makes the difference between my work and a lot of other artists who make art works with their mind.

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When you are working, you are so far away and so absorbed, it's inevitable that you fall into a vacuum when you stop.... every time when I finish a painting, I always have to wait to get my strength back before I can begin another.

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Because it's an adventure out of all proportion. You have to devote all your strength to it and it's never enough.

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It was truly revealing. The strength of the intervention, the intensity of colors and the happiness of this work, has never left me.

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Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
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Bram van Velde

Bram van Velde
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Born: October 19, 1895
Died: December 28, 1981 (aged 86)
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