When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes read more

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid

Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which read more

Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

I invent nothing, I rediscover.

Great art picks up where nature ends.

Great art picks up where nature ends.

Art is permitted to survive only if it renounces the right to be different, and integrates itself into the omnipotent read more

Art is permitted to survive only if it renounces the right to be different, and integrates itself into the omnipotent realm of the profane.

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation.

Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen