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I Think Only Of Objects: Of A Leg Or An Arm, Of The Wonderful Sense Of Foreshortening, Breaking Through The Plane, Of The Division Of Space, Of The Combination Of Straight Lines In Relation To Curved Ones.

Painting Constantly Appeared To Me As The One And Only Possible Achievement.

What I Want To Show In My Work Is The Idea Which Hides Itself Behind So-called Reality. I Am Seeking For The Bridge Which Leans From The Visible To The Invisible Through Reality. It May Sound Paradoxical, But It Is In Fact Reality Which Forms The Mystery Of Our Existence.

I Am Working Here (in Amsterdam) On My Last Big Triptych, Which Will Be A Tremendous Story, And Which Gives Me A More Intense Life And Exhilaration. My God, Life Is Worth Living!

The Metaphysics Of Substance. The Strange Feeling Which Comes Over Us When We Sense: This Is Skin - This Is Bone - All In A Single Vision That Is Completely Unearthly. The Dreaminess Of Our Existence Mixed At The Same Time With The Indescribably Sweet Illusion Of Reality.