The big tradition, I think, is unity. And I have that in mind; and with that, you know, you could break all the traditions- all the other so-called rules, because they are stylistic.. and most are not true. As long as the marks are related to one another, there is unity. Unity in the work itself depends on unity of the artist's vision.

Use the worst colour you can find in each place - it usually is the best.

Everybody knows that abstract art can be art, and most people know that they may not like it, even if they understand there's another purpose to it.

Pop Art looks out into the world. It doesnt look like a painting of something, it looks like the thing itself.

A number of artists have done things with Mickey Mouse - including Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol. He's such an American symbol, and such an anti-art symbol.

Color is crucial in painting, but it is very hard to talk about.

Painting stems from a sense of organisation, the sensed positions of contrasts. Not that it is about this.