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

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

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

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

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

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.

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

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

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