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“Painting is, I think, inevitably an archaic activity and one that depends on spiritual values.”

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The actual basis of colour is instability. Once you accept that in lieu of something which is stable, which is form, you are dealing…

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In my earlier paintings, I wanted the space between the picture plane and the spectator to be active. It was in that space, paradoxically,…

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