The Ability To Simplify Means To Eliminate

A Work Of Art Is Finished, From The Point Of View Of The Artist, When Feeling And Perception Have Resulted In A Spiritual Synthesis.

A Work Of Art Is A World In Itself Reflecting Senses And Emotions Of The Artist's World.

The General Misunderstanding Of A Work Of Art Is Often Due To The Fact That The Key To Its Spiritual Content And Technical Means Is Missed. Unless The Observer Is Trained To A Certain Degree In The Artistic Idiom, He Is Apt To Search For Things Which Have Little To Do With The Aesthetic Content Of A Picture. He Is Likely To Look For Pure Representational Values When The Emphasis Is Really Upon Music-like Relationships.

It Isn't Necessary To Make Things Large To Make Them Monumental; A Head By Giacometti One Inch High Would Be Able To Vitalize This Whole Space.

Painters Must Speak Through Paint, Not Through Words.