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

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

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

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

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

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

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

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

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