The Life Of The Spirit May Be

In Every Painting A Whole Is Mysteriously Enclosed, A Whole Life Of Tortures, Doubts, Of Hours Of Enthusiasm And Inspiration.

Color Is The Keyboard, The Eyes Are The Harmonies, The Soul Is The Piano With Many Strings. The Artist Is The Hand That Plays, Touching One Key Or Another, To Cause Vibrations In The Soul.

In General, Therefore, Color Is A Means Of Exerting A Direct Influence Upon The Soul. Color Is The Keyboard. The Eye Is The Hammer. The Soul Is The Piano With Its Many Strings. The Artist Is The Hand That Purposefully Sets The Soul Vibrating By Means Of This Or That Key.

In The Hierarchy Of Colors, Green Represents The Social Middle Class, Self-satisfied, Immovable, Narrow.

The Artist Must Be Blind To Distinction Between 'recognized' Or 'unrecognized' Conventions Of Form, Deaf To The Transitory Teaching And Demands Of His Particular Age.