The Role Of The Painter

The Virtue Of Pride, Which Was Once The Beauty Of Mankind, Has Given Place To That Fount Of Ugliness, Christian Humility.

The Role Of The Painter . . . Is To Project That Which Sees Itself In Him.

Collage Is The Noble Conquest Of The Irrational, The Coupling Of Two Realities, Irreconcilable In Appearance, Upon A Plane Which Apparently Does Not Suit Them.

A Series Of Powers Are At Work Within The Great Stream Of Expressionism Who Have No Outward Similarity To One Another But A Common Direction Of Thrust, Namely The Intention To Give Expression To Things Of The Psyche [seelisches] Through Form Alone.

I Have Never Seen A Beautiful Painting Of A Beautiful Woman. But You Can Take An Ugly Woman And Make A Beautiful Painting Of Her. It Is The Painting Itself That Should Be Beautiful.