What the work of art looks like isn't too important.
I wasn't really that interested in objects. I was interested in ideas.
A work of art may be understood as a conductor from the artist's mind to the viewer's. But it may never reach the viewer, or it may never leave the artist's mind.
You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.
The idea part is simple but the visual perception is complex.
Every generation renews itself in its own way; there's always a reaction against whatever is standard.