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.

Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evolved read more

Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evolved sensations. It is a question of producing ourselves, not things that enslave us.

Balance is the enemy of art.

Balance is the enemy of art.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

Art is Man's nature. Nature is God's art.

Art is Man's nature. Nature is God's art.

I don't want to see pictures of Hollywood stars in their dressing gowns taking out the rubbish. It ruins the read more

I don't want to see pictures of Hollywood stars in their dressing gowns taking out the rubbish. It ruins the fantasy.

When one buys some of my artwork I hope it is because they will wish to learn from it and read more

When one buys some of my artwork I hope it is because they will wish to learn from it and not because they think it will match their drapes! - 1997.

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.