I paint the way some people write an autobiography. The paintings, finished or not, are the pages from my diary.

People want Art. And they are given it. But the less Art there is in painting the more painting there is.

I have always believed and still believe that artists who live and work with spiritual values cannot and should not remain indifferent to the conflict in which the highest values of humanity and civilization are at stake.

In art, there is neither past nor future. The art that is not in the present will never be.

The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.

The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your face.

Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird? ...people who try to explain pictures are usually barking up the wrong tree.