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

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

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

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

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

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

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

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

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

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