My fear of life is necessary to me, as is my illness. Without anxiety and illness, I am a ship without a rudder. My art is grounded in reflections over being different from others. My sufferings are part of my self and my art. They are indistinguishable from me, and their destruction would destroy my art. I want to keep those sufferings

Oil-painting is a developed technique. Why go backwards?

To die is as if one's eyes had been put out and one cannot see anything any more. Perhaps it is like being shut in a cellar. One is abandoned by all. They have slammed the door and are gone. One does not see anything and notices only the damp smell of putrefaction.

It was always my intention that The Frieze should be housed in a room which would provide a suitable architectural frame for it.

Through my art I have tried to explain my life and its meaning. I have also intended to help others to clarify their lives.

Some colors reconcile themselves to one another, others just clash.

Youth must go ahead and prosper. These young painters are all very talented people, but they all paint frescoes.