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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

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