I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black.

I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black.

Henri Matisse

Would not it be best to leave room to mystery?

Would not it be best to leave room to mystery?

Color exists in itself, possessing its own beauty.

Color exists in itself, possessing its own beauty.

Art is an escape from reality.

Art is an escape from reality.

If I close my eyes, I see things better than with my eyes open.

If I close my eyes, I see things better than with my eyes open.

Simple colours can affect intimate feelings with all the more force because they are simple.

Simple colours can affect intimate feelings with all the more force because they are simple.

Drawing is putting a line around an idea.

Drawing is putting a line around an idea.

Seek for the boldest colour possible, content is irrelevant.

Seek for the boldest colour possible, content is irrelevant.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

Nothing can be accomplished without love.

Nothing can be accomplished without love.

Another word for creativity is courage.

Another word for creativity is courage.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

In art the search for a content which is collectively understandable is false; the content will always be individual.

In art the search for a content which is collectively understandable is false; the content will always be individual.

Colored planes, by their position and size as well as by their value, express only relationships, not forms.

Colored planes, by their position and size as well as by their value, express only relationships, not forms.

By the unification of architecture, sculpture and painting a new plastic reality will be created.

By the unification of architecture, sculpture and painting a new plastic reality will be created.

The relation of colour and the relation of proportion are both based on the relation of position.

The relation of colour and the relation of proportion are both based on the relation of position.

The only problem in the art is to achieve a balance between the subjective and the objective.

The only problem in the art is to achieve a balance between the subjective and the objective.

The truly modern artist is aware of abstraction in an emotion of beauty.

The truly modern artist is aware of abstraction in an emotion of beauty.