Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.

I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.

The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.