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When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed.

Art is man's distinctly human way of fighting death.

Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.

Art is kind of the lens through which I think about God.

If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?

To me, art begets art. Painting feeds the eye just as poetry feeds the ear, which is to say that both feed the soul.

Artwork is a representation of our devotion to life.

I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples.

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.