Abstract art is only painting. And what's so dramatic about that? There is no abstract art. One must always begin with something. Afterwards one can remove all semblance of reality; there is no longer any danger as the idea of the object has left an indelible imprint.

Painting is stronger than me, it makes me do it's bidding.

For me painting is a dramatic action in the course of which reality finds itself split apart

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more technique there is, the less there is.

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

If you don't know what color to take, take black.

The best calculation is the absence of calculation. Once you have attained a certain level of recognition, others generally figure that when you do something, it's for an intelligent reason. So it's really foolish to plot out your movements too carefully in advance. You're better off acting capriciously.