Artists Must Be Men Of

We Are Not Here To Do What Has Already Been Done.

There Is Only One Reason For Art In America, And That Is That The People Of America Learn The Means Of Expressing Themselves In Their Own Time, And Their Own Land.

An Artist's Job Is To Surprise Himself. Use All Means Possible.

Count On Big Lines To Express Your Ideas.

The Object, Which Is Back Of Every True Work Of Art, Is The Attainment Of A State Of Being, A State Of High Functioning, A More Than Ordinary Moment Of Existence. In Such Moments Activity Is Inevitable, And Whether This Activity Is With Brush, Pen, Chisel, Or Tongue, Its Result Is But A By-product Of The State, A Trace, The Footprint Of The State.