Art goes into the world unarmed, vulnerable to every quirk of fate, and it must survive only by its power to move men not to destroy it.

You want to know how I think art should be taught to children? Take them to a museum and say, 'This is art, and you can't do it.

My cat stood still like a furry statue. I wanted to go pet it, but I ended up petting a painting instead. Ah, but that’s life, no?

Because all the brilliant ones- they can sing it and they can paint it, but they can't do it. You can't expect them to love you.

If you are really bored with life, just meet a decent magician and have a close up magic show, he will restore inspiration in your life.

The painter must give a completely free rein to any feeling or sensations he may have and reject nothing to which he is naturally drawn.

Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.

There's no such thing as good art or bad art. Art is popular or unpopular. What is banned in Boston may be bid on at Christie's.

Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.

The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.

If you are really bored with life, just meet a decent magician and have a close up magic show, he will restore inspiration in your life.

Next time you're off to get a new painting, bring a mirror and you'll see right away if it'll bring you gratification or not.

But nobody is visually naive any longer. We are cluttered with images, and only abstract art can bring us to the threshold of the divine.

The terrible things that happen to us,” Tessa said slowly. “What wedo with them...I think that’s what makes us artists.

A blank canvas is so abstract that only imagination can fill it. But wait! Don't hang it on the wall like that. It's upside down.