Hans Hofmann

To worship the product and ignore its development leads to dilettantism and reaction. ”

What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation. ”

An idea can only be materialized with the help of a medium of expression, the inherent qualities of which must be surely sensed and understood in order to become the carrier of an idea. ”

Every art expression is rooted fundamentally in the personality and temperament of the artist. ”

A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world. ”

It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws. ”

Art is magic... But how is it magic? In its metaphysical development? Or does some final transformation culminate in a magic reality? In truth, the latter is impossible without the former. If creation is not magic, the outcome cannot be magic. ”