The artist fills space with an attitude. The attitude never comes from himself alone. — Willem de Kooning
The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. — Willem de Kooning
My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. — Willem de Kooning
Whatever an artist’s personal feelings are, as soon as an artist fills a certain area — Willem de Kooning