Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning.

Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning.

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

When Michelangelo finished the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, he spent the rest of his life trying to remove read more

When Michelangelo finished the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, he spent the rest of his life trying to remove the paint that had poured into his sleeve.

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.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.