To Me, Art Is The Glorification Of

The General Misunderstanding Of A Work Of Art Is Often Due To The Fact That The Key To Its Spiritual Content And Technical Means Is Missed. Unless The Observer Is Trained To A Certain Degree In The Artistic Idiom, He Is Apt To Search For Things Which Have Little To Do With The Aesthetic Content Of A Picture. He Is Likely To Look For Pure Representational Values When The Emphasis Is Really Upon Music-like Relationships.

Art Is Something Absolute, Something Positive, Which Gives Power Just As Food Gives Power. While Creative Science Is A Mental Food, Art Is The Satisfaction Of The Soul.

Since Light Is Best Expressed Through Differences In Color Quality, Color Should Not Be Handled As A Tonal Gradation, To Produce The Effect Of Light.

I Can't Understand How Anyone Is Able To Paint Without Optimism. Despite The General Pessimistic Attitude In The World Today, I Am Nothing But An Optimist.

You Must Break All The Rules Of Painting, But You Must Also Convince Me You've Had A Reason To Do So.