Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must admit, not for purely artistic reasons.
Is photography an art? There is no point in trying to find out if it is an art. Art is old-fashioned. We need something else.
If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !
I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.
To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.