Photos represent primarily a seductive but deleterious short cut.

Painting is a matter of finding the right balance between consoling and reassuring the eye and challenging and disturbing the eye.

Because I'm such a creative person, and I've always got my nose in a book, I suppose it was only a matter of time before non-fiction turned into fiction again. But I never consciously set out to become a writer and I never thought I'd be doing the things I'm doing today.

Considering the amount of work I put into each piece, the amount I need to make from it is pretty high. I won't sell for less... but that means I rarely sell.

The face of totalitarianism turned out to be a mask - obviously - but the face of Capitalism has no face at all.

The joy of painting lies precisely in the challenge of memory and the challenge of translation from the lived experience to the two-dimensional or three-dimensional symbol.

It's not just that toil allows the appearance of spontaneity. It allows the actuality of spontaneity.