Art Quotes

"Art whispers what society shouts down."

"The artist's job is to save the soul of mankind, and anything less is demeaning to the purpose of art and artists."

"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do."

"I want to express my feelings rather than illustrate them."

"Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement."

"I don't use the accident—I employ it."

"The picture must have a life of its own."

"Art to me is the means to an understanding."

"The voice of sensibility speaks in color."

"Enamel paint let me be more direct."

"The struggle against two-dimensional space is the real drama of painting."

"The emotions in my work are direct, not symbolic."

"Color is a power which directly influences the soul."

"The painting does not exist without the viewer."

"The modern world demands a new visual language."

"The artist must abandon all preconceived notions."

"The painting itself is the statement, not words about it."

"Movement and gesture are the vocabulary of modern art."

"The hand must serve the vision of the soul."

"I believe in art that speaks directly to human emotion."

"The modern artist must embrace experimentation."

"I see painting as a conversation between myself and the materials."

"I paint what I feel, not what I see."

"The viewer completes the painting with their own understanding."

"The modern painter must liberate form from representation."

"Art is a language that transcends words."

"I believe in the power of pure abstraction to move the soul."

"I paint the struggle between order and chaos."

"The artist's vision must be unconditional."

"The greatest artists are those who transform their pain into beauty."