If I could say this I wouldn't have to paint.

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.

You cannot go against nature. She is stronger than the strongest of men. We can permit ourselves some liberties, but in details only.

Painting is not made to decorate apartments. It's an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy. (about Guernica).

The essential in this time of moral poverty is to create enthusiasm.

...the right to free expression is something one seizes, not something one is given.... if it does exist, it exists to be used against the established order.... There is absolute opposition between the artist and the state.

There is only one way to see things, until someone shows us how to look at them with different eyes