Occupation: Artist Birth: November 21, 1898 Death: August 15, 1967
My painting is visible images that conceal nothing... they evoke mystery. Mystery means nothing. It is unknowable..
Everything that is visible hides something that is invisible..
Visible things can be invisible. However, our powers of thought grasp both the visible and the invisible – and I make use of painting to render thoug….
The purpose of art is mystery..
Nothing is confused except the mind..
I detest my past, and anyone else's. I detest resignation, patience, professional heroism and obligatory beautiful feelings. I also detest the decora….
An object never serves the same function as its image - or its name..
The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown..
Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist..
Each thing we see hides something else we want to see..
Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see, but it is impossible. Humans hide their secrets too well..
Only thought can resemble. It resembles by being what it sees, hears, or knows; it becomes what the world offers it..
A thing which is present can be invisible, hidden by what it shows.
People who look for symbolic meaning fail to grasp the inherent poetry and mystery of the images..
An object is not so attached to its name that we cannot find another one that would suit it better..
I think we are responsible for the universe, but that doesn't mean we decide anything..
A truly poetic canvas is an awakened dream..
We are surrounded by curtains. We only perceive the world behind a curtain of semblance. At the same time, an object needs to be covered in order to ….
Those who become entangled in these false ideas are prevented from perceiving the Integral Oneness..
Do not accept any explanation of the world either through chance or determinism. You are not responsible for your belief. It is not even you who deci….
We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world..