All Art Is An Abstraction To Some

Between Beauty Of Expression And Power Of Expression There Is A Difference Of Function. The First Aims At Pleasing The Senses, The Second Has A Spiritual Vitality Which For Me Is More Moving And Goes Deeper Than The Senses.

If An Artist Tries Consciously To Do Something To Others, It Is To Stretch Their Eyes, Their Thoughts, To Something They Would Not See Or Feel If The Artist Had Not Done It. To Do This, He Has To Stretch His Own First.

The Observation Of Nature Is Part Of An Artist's Life, It Enlarges His Form [and] Knowledge, Keeps Him Fresh And From Working Only By Formula, And Feeds Inspiration.

The Whole Of Nature Is An Endless Demonstration Of Shape And Form. It Always Surprises Me When Artists Try To Escape From This.

Art Is Not To Do With The Practical Side Of Making A Living. It's To Live A Fuller Human Life.