Art Must Be An Expression Of Love

I Am Working In Paris . I Cannot For A Single Day Get The Thought Out Of My Head That There Probably Exists Something Essential, Some Immutable Reality, And Now That I Have Lost Everything Else (thank God, It Gets Lost All On Its Own) I Am Trying To Preserve This And, What Is More, Not To Be Content. In A Word: I Am Working.

Changes In Societal Structure And In Art Would Possess More Credibility If They Had Their Origins In The Soul And Spirit. If People Read The Words Of The Prophets With Closer Attention, They Would Find The Keys To Life.

The Freer The Soul, The More Abstract Painting Becomes.

If I Weren't A Jew Then I Wouldn't Be An Artist, Or At Least Not The One I Am Now.

When I Am Finishing A Picture, I Hold Some God-made Object Up To It - A Rock, A Flower, The Branch Of A Tree Or My Hand - As A Final Test. If The Painting Stands Up Beside A Thing Man Cannot Make, The Painting Is Authentic. If There's A Clash Between The Two, It's Bad Art.