Selected Quotes from the accompanying Artist's Statements:
"Someone once said he climbed Mount Everest because it was there.
I make paintings because they aren't there."
I make paintings because they aren't there."
"A silent and wordless timelessness is at the heart of the visual arts."
"Behind my work is the belief that the aesthetic experience is the height of all human experiences."
"Our desire for explanations in words is indicative of a general leaning to conception rather than perception. . . . Our common wisdom’s advice to confused souls is: 'Come to your senses.' This is advocacy for perception."
"Style has never meant much to me. Loyalty to a style has meant even less."
"Which painting here do you think is the most expensive? Which painting is the best? Is the most expensive painting the best painting? Is the best painting the same as the one you like best? "