An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.

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

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

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

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

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

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

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

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