Piet Mondrian Quotes

The unconscious in us warns us that in art we have to follow one particular path. And if we follow it, it is not the sign of an unconscious act. On the contrary, it shows that there is in our ordinary consciousness a greater awareness of our unconsciousness.

Why should art continue to follow nature when every other field has left nature behind?

I hate everything approaching temperamental inspiration, ‘sacred fire’ and all those attributes of genius which serve only as cloaks for untidy minds.