Creation is dominated by three absolutely different factors: First, nature, which works upon us by its laws; second, the artist, who creates a spirit… - Hans Hofmann

It is the greatest injustice done to Mondrian that people who are plastically blind see only decorative design instead of the plastic perfection which characterizes his work. The whole De Stijl group from which Mondrian's art was derived must be considered a protest against such blindness.

There is in reality no such thing as modern art. Art is carried on up and down in immense cycles through centuries and civilizations.

Art leads to a more profound concept of life, because art itself is a profound expression of feeling. The artist is born, and art is the expression of his overflowing soul. Because his soul is rich, he cares comparatively little about the superficial necessities of the material world; he sublimates the pressure of material affairs in an artistic experience.