Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.
Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.
Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.
The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.