Happiness is being on the beam with life - to feel the pull of life.
When I first made a grid, I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees, and then a grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and then I was satisfied. I thought, 'This is my vision.'
My paintings are certainly nonobjective. They're just horizontal lines.
The Minimalists are idealist. They want to minimize themselves in favor of the ideal... But I just can't. You see, my paintings are not cool.
I'm very careful not to have ideas, because they're inaccurate.
Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork... we all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly.
One thing I like about Zen. It doesn't believe in achievement.
