The observation of nature is part of an artist's life.
It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.
All art is an abstraction to some degree.
Art is to make our lives richer and fuller.
People think that they see, but they don't.
The secret of life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of the day for the rest of your life. And the most important thing is, it must be something you cannot possibly do.