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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.