Something sacred, that's it. We ought to be able to say that such and such a painting is as it is, with its capacity for power, because it is "touched by God."

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

Through art we express our conception of what nature is not.

If you are trying to find something, it means you haven't got it. And if you find it simply by looking for it, that means it's false.

In art, practice always comes before theory.

If I like it, I say it's mine. If I don't I say it's a fake.

Every now and then one paints a picture that seems to have opened a door and serves as a stepping stone to other things.