For those who know how to read, I have painted my autobiography

If I had known there was such a thing as Islamic Calligraphy, I would never have started to paint. I have strived to reach the highest levels of artistic mastery, but I found that Islamic Calligraphy was there ages before I was.

The more technique there is, the less there is

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing?

When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.

When you start with a portrait and try to find pure form by abstracting more and more, you must end up with an egg.