Occupation: Artist Birth: December 24, 1919
I've always loved black, and I realized that, from the beginning, man went into completely dark caves to paint. They painted with black too. They cou….
A window looks outside, but a painting should do the opposite - it should look inside of us. When I put them in the middle of the room, I attach the ….
I am against limitations like perspective. Perspective is illusion, it's the opposite of presence, and art is presence..
Black ink was always my favorite. I loved it. And then one day I realized that the only thing I ever wanted to do was to paint..
I always liked paintings to be walls rather than windows. When we see a painting on a wall, it's a window, so I often put my paintings in the middle ….
For me, it's important to experience aesthetic shock, which sets in motion our imagination, our emotions, our feelings, and our thoughts. That's the ….
It's what I do that teaches me what I'm looking for..
It's fascinating to think that as soon as man came into existence, he started painting..
I realized that most people waste their lives earning a living, and I wanted to live. I love painting, so I keep painting. That's how I became an art….
Painting isn't just pretty or pleasant; it is something that helps you to stand alone and face yourself..
Painting allows us to live in a more interesting way than we live our everyday lives..
I always loved to paint. As a kid, I liked to dip my paintbrush in black ink. They gave colors to me to use, but I didn't like them very much..
At 16, I decided to do something brave: I went on a prehistoric dig. In fact, I've had my name in a museum since I was 18 years old, not for my paint….
Prehistoric art came to move me much more than Greek art. Greek art has beautiful women and handsome men, but I don't care..
I never want to stop painting. I'm 94 now. What's my secret? I just keep thinking about the painting I'm going to do tomorrow..
Painting is a play of opacities and transparencies..
If painting doesn't offer a way to dream and create emotions, then it's not worth it..