In Art One Idea Is As Good

An Artist Is Forced By Others To Paint Out Of His Own Free Will.

The Past Does Not Influence Me; I Influence It.

The Drawings That Interest Me Most Are Made With Closed Eyes. With Eyes Closed, I Feel My Hand Slide Down On The Paper. I Have An Image In Mind, But The Results Always Surprise Me.

Even An Abstract Form Has To Have A Likeness.

Every So Often, A Painter Has To Destroy Painting. Cezanne Did It, Picasso Did It With Cubism. Then Pollock Did It. He Busted Our Idea Of A Picture All To Hell. Then There Could Be New Paintings Again.