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

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

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

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

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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

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

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

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