Art must always remain earnest... Art must be serious, no sarcasm, comedy. One does not laugh at a loved one.

- Arshile Gorky

I communicate my innermost perceptions through art.

- Arshile Gorky

The stuff of thought is the seed of the artist. Dreams form the bristles of the artist's brush. As the eye functions as the brain's sentry, I communi…

- Arshile Gorky

The secret is to throw yourself into the water of life again and again, not to hang back, no reservations, risk everything, but above all strike out …

- Arshile Gorky

We are part of the world creation, and we ourselves create nothing. Our knowledge allows us to make use of all the forces already in existence, our a…

- Arshile Gorky

Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot see physically with his eyes.

- Arshile Gorky

I seek a form of language which will express my ideas for our time.

- Arshile Gorky

The eyes of the Armenians speak long before the lips move and long after they cease to.

- Arshile Gorky

I like painting because it's something I never come to the end of. Sometimes I paint a picture, then I paint it all out. Sometimes I'm working on fif…

- Arshile Gorky