Those [things] that we encounter for the first time immediately have a spiritual effect upon us. A child, for whom every object is new, experiences the world in this way: it sees light, is attracted by it, wants to grasp it, burns its finger in the process, and thus learns fear and respect for the flame.

I applied streaks and blobs of colors onto the canvas with a palette knife, and I made them sing with all the intensity I could.

Color cannot stand alone.

That is beautiful which is produced by the inner need, which springs from the soul.

Color is a means to exert a direct influence on the soul.

The artist must have something to say, for mastery over form is not his goal but rather the adapting of form to its inner meaning.

Objects damage pictures.