Without freedom, no art art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

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

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

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

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

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

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.