“Minimalism wasn’t a real idea – it ended before it started.”

“The philistine provides the best definition of art. Anything that makes him rage is first class.”

“Filmmaking can be a fine art.”

“Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.”

“A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas.”

“Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.”

“Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.”

“With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.”

“When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.”

“Paint the essential character of things.”

“Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers – and never succeeding.”

“The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination.”

“You begin with the possibilities of the material.”

“Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees.”

“Things are beautiful if you love them.”