Since the time of St. Jerome, it was mandatory for any kind of scholar or thinker to spend time out in the desert in solitude. It's no coincidence that the desert has been a major part of the visionary or mystical experience from the beginning of time.

You are just as qualified as any expert to make a judgment and have a feeling or a response to any work of art.

Human beings have always been creative. The guys who were making the pyramids, and archaeological research has showed us this, had little figurines made by the workers, to express their devotion to their god.

I think we're in an age where artists really have an incredible range of materials at their command now. They can use almost anything from household items - Jackson Pollock used house paint - to, you know, advanced computer systems, to good old oil paint and acrylic paint.

People have experiences in art museums today that they used to have in church.

A lot of what making art is, is just being open, and empty. And putting yourself in the right place for things to, literally, come together.

Because we live in an industrialized, fast-paced world that prefers that the soul remain asleep.