My favorite symbols were those which I didn't understand.

I never use nature as a starting point. I never abstract from nature; I never consciously think of nature when I paint.

If we depart form tradition, it is out of knowledge, not innocence.

I want to express the utmost intensity of the color, bring out the quality, make it expressive.

I use color in terms of emotional quality, as a vehicle for feeling... feeling is everything I have experienced or thought.

My favorite symbols were those which I didn't understand.

Painting is self-discovery. You arrive at the image through the act of painting.