One usually understands the art of the past by applying the conventions of the present thus misunderstanding the art of the past.

Obviously a drawing of a person is not a real person, but a drawing of a line is a real line.

A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed to another mind in some tangible form.

New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas.

Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool.

You belong in the most secret part of you. Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you—draw and paint your fear and anxiety.

When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another.

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.

Artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach.

Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them.

Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple

Never trust easy promises and large words. Easily said...easily taken away.

Indian believes they ain't but two sins... bein a coward... and turnin agin yer own kind.

If I ever loved a man better than I love my art, I should marry him and leave the stage. But I have never met such a man.

I'm terrified of marriage. I'm terrified of not doing something so important and at the same time I think you shouldn't rush into these things.

What steps can I take to reduce the clutter so that I may live simply and joyously?

I think hope is key, in life and in art.

We are critical and skeptical. But when we are absorbed in a story, we drop our intellectual guard.

Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words.

I consider space to be a material. The articulation of space has come to take precedence over other concerns. I attempt to use sculptural form to make space distinct.

Let thy words be few when in the midst of many.