Formal Art Is Essentially Rational.

Artists Are Mystics Rather Than Rationalists. They Leap To Conclusions That Logic Cannot Reach.

What The Work Of Art Looks Like Isn't Too Important.

Obviously A Drawing Of A Person Is Not A Real Person, But A Drawing Of A Line Is A Real Line.

Banal Ideas Cannot Be Rescued By Beautiful Execution.

What The Work Of Art Looks Like Isn't Too Important. It Has To Look Like Something If It Has A Physical Form. No Matter What Form It May Finally Have It Must Begin With An Idea. It Is The Process Of Conception And Realization With Which The Artist Is Concerned.