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?

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model.

Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model.

One thing that makes art different from life is that in art things have a shape... it allows us to read more

One thing that makes art different from life is that in art things have a shape... it allows us to fix our emotions on events at the moment they occur, it permits a union of heart and mind and tongue and tear.

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.