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

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

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

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

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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

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

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

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

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