Diego Rivera

Artist

1886-12-08

Books by Diego Rivera

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Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride in mere talent.
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I knew how one climbing the mountain of worldly success can slip down into the river below without being conscious of the descent till he is already drowning.
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An artist is above all a human being, profoundly human to the core. If the artist can't feel everything that humanity feels, if the artist isn'tcapable of loving until he forgets himself and sacrifices himself if necessary, if he won't put down his magic brush and head the fightagainst the oppressor, then he isn't a great artist.
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Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride in mere talent.
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I knew how one climbing the mountain of worldly success can slip down into the river below without being conscious of the descent till he is already drowning.
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An artist is above all a human being, profoundly human to the core. If the artist can't feel everything that humanity feels, if the artist isn'tcapable of loving until he forgets himself and sacrifices himself if necessary, if he won't put down his magic brush and head the fightagainst the oppressor, then he isn't a great artist.
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If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait.
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