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

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

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.

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

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

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

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

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

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

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