Most painting in the European tradition was painting the mask. Modern art rejected all that. Our subject matter was the person behind the mask.

Painting is a medium in which the mind can actualize itself; it is a medium of thought. Thus painting, like music, tends to become its own content.

The abstractness of modern art has to do with how much an enlightened mind rejects of the contemporary social order.

One of the most striking aspects of abstract art's appearance is her nakedness, an art stripped bare.

If you can't find your inspiration by walking around the block one time, go around two times-but never three.

Most painting in the European tradition was painting the mask. Modern art rejected all that. Our subject matter was the person behind the mask.

To end up with a canvas that is no less beautiful than the empty canvas is to begin with.