My painting is visible images which conceal nothing... they evoke mystery and indeed when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either,…

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Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by...

Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by...

If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation...

If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation...

Life obliges me to do something, so I paint.

Life obliges me to do something, so I paint.

Only thought can resemble. It resembles by being what it sees, hears, or knows; it...

Only thought can resemble. It resembles by being what it sees, hears, or knows; it...

The present reeks of mediocrity and the atom bomb.

The present reeks of mediocrity and the atom bomb.

Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.

Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.

We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world.

We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world.

The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning...

The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning...

To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have...

To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have...

Life obliges me to do something, so I paint

Life obliges me to do something, so I paint

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

Vermont's a place where barns come painted / Red as a strong man's heart, Where...

Vermont's a place where barns come painted / Red as a strong man's heart, Where...

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind...

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind...

One day a student asked Taiga, What is the most difficult part of painting? Taiga...

One day a student asked Taiga, What is the most difficult part of painting? Taiga...

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...

Rembrandt painted 700 pictures. Of these, 3,000 are still in existence.

Rembrandt painted 700 pictures. Of these, 3,000 are still in existence.

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.