It's fascinating to think that as soon as man came into existence, he started painting.

Painting is a play of opacities and transparencies.

I am against limitations like perspective. Perspective is illusion, it's the opposite of presence, and art is presence.

For me, it's important to experience aesthetic shock, which sets in motion our imagination, our emotions, our feelings, and our thoughts. That's the purpose of a painting and of art in general.

Painting isn't just pretty or pleasant; it is something that helps you to stand alone and face yourself.

I never want to stop painting. I'm 94 now. What's my secret? I just keep thinking about the painting I'm going to do tomorrow.

It's fascinating to think that as soon as man came into existence, he started painting.