I believe that all creative people have more than one passion, more than one creative talent.
I cry out for order and find it only in art.
Mother’s interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s.
People with talent are not interested in showing off behind another person.
She opened up a book of poems and handed it to me written by an Italian poet from the 13th century and every one of them words rang true and glowed like burning coal pouring off of every page like it was written in my soul from me to you.
It’s like telling Michelangelo: ‘I know you painted this dope angel, that was really good, but Michelangelo, I don’t think you can paint a cow.’
I’m terribly intuitive-I always thought I was intellectual about what I do, but I’ve come to the realization that I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing half the time.
Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.
Eventually, most people felt MoMA had filled a very important gap.
I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.
The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.
There is no art without intention.
I don’t want to put too many boxes on it because the work speaks louder than words.
Life is tough and if you’re creative, it’s tougher.
All art inspires me. Life inspires me. The art of life, thus my own art.
We’re here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference on this planet. That’s what art forms are about.
I hope the Guggenheim plan will be revived.
The essence of all Art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
Surrealism had a great effect on me because then I realised that the imagery in my mind wasn’t insanity. Surrealism to me is reality.
Have no fear of perfection. You’ll never reach it.
I’m just an individual who doesn’t feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I’m working for me.
