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 ord… - Hans Hofmann

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

Robert Motherwell: Would you say that a fair statement of your position is that the 'meaning' of a work of art consists of the relations among the elements, and not the elements themselves? Hofmann: Yes, that I would definitely say. You make a thin line and a thick line. It is the same with geometrical shapes. It is all relationship. Without all these relationships it is not possible to express higher art.

Nature's purpose in relation to the visual arts is to provide stimulus — not imitation.. .From its ceaseless urge to create springs all Life — all movement and rhythm — time and light, color and mood — in short, all reality in Form and Thought.