Art is concerned with the HOW and not the WHAT.
Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature.
The purpose of art is to re-present nature, not represent it.
In Italy the artist is a god. Now if the artist is a god, the scientist is likewise a god.
When we are honest - that's my saying - if we are honest then we will reveal ourselves. But we do not have to make an effort to be individualistic, different from others.
I paint the way I spread butter on pumpernickel.