I have no ideas about what the paintings imply about the world. I don't think that's a painter's business. He just paints paintings without a conscious reason.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Unfortunately, I haven't thought sufficiently about art. What I never realized - and it's really stupid - is the art world is the art world because all these thousands of famous and not-famous artists do things, over centuries. This hadn't occurred to me.
A painter may be looking at the world in a way which is very different from everyone else. If he's a craftsman, he can get other people to see the world through his eyes, and so he enlarges our vision, perception, and there's great value in that.
No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.
The world of painting has nothing to do with the art world.
Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.
I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have.
The artist is the medium between his fantasies and the rest of the world.
The artist is an interpreter of Nature. People learn to love Nature through pictures. To the artist, nothing is in vain; nothing beneath his notice. If he is great enough, he will exalt every subject which he treats.
There's been too much attention on marketing. Can't we just talk about the paintings?
The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.