I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota.
Fine art is knowledge made visible.
The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired.
When I am no longer controversial, I will no longer be important
I have never seen an angel. Show me an angel, and I'll paint one.
Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal.