But when I fell in love with black, it contained all color. It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors. Black is the most aristocratic color of all.... You can be quiet and it contains the whole thing.

No matter how individual we humans are, we are a composite of everything we are aware of. We are a mirror of our times.

It gave me great pleasure to think that I could take wood, make it good, and make people like Rockefeller buy it with paper money.

My mother was very sympathetic. She was the one who really gave me the courage to take my freedom.

What we start with is a conviction to fulfill our being. Horses, trees fulfill themselves. Why shouldn't people.

Early in school, they called me 'the artist.' When teachers wanted things painted, they called upon me, they called upon 'the artist.' I am not saying that I learned my name, animals can learn their names, I am saying that they learned it.

I make collages. I join the shattered world creating a new harmony.