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

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

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

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

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

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

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