An artist who wants to transpose a composition onto a larger canvas must conceive it over again in order to preserve its expression; he must alter its character and not just fill in the squares into which he has divided his canvas.

There's nothing clinically wrong with me, only an emotional imbalance - I pass too quickly from the wildest enthusiasm to the blackest despair.

If it is practiced by a man of taste, the photograph will have the appearance of art (but) the photographer must...intervene as little as possible, so as not to lose the objective charm which it naturally possesses.

When I paint green, it doesn't mean grass; when I paint blue, it doesn't mean sky.

The energy within you is stronger than ever for being held back, compressed, and said No to.

Another word for creativity is courage.

Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.