I think words come between the spectator and the picture.

My language is what I use, and if I lost that, I wouldnt be able to say anything.

Eventually, a collection ceases to be a personal indulgence and assumes its own identity. In fact, it becomes a thing in its own right - rather like Frankenstein's monster.

In England, it's thought to be morally suspect to worry about what your surroundings look like.

The picture surface recedes just as much in the 20th century as it did in the 15th. The techniques of making pictures have hardly changed.

I dont think you can lightly paint a picture. Its an activity I take very seriously.

A painting is finished when the subject comes back, when what has caused the painting to be made comes back as an object.