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

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.

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

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

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

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

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

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

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.