Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.

Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.

The first mistake of Art is to assume that it's serious.

The first mistake of Art is to assume that it's serious.

Mine was the role of the oilcan in making the machinery clunk around.

Mine was the role of the oilcan in making the machinery clunk around.

For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.

For me, painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the read more

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.