"There was a time when meanings were focused and reality could be fixed; when that sort of belief disappeared, things became uncertain and open to interpretation."

Time, Belief, Open, Reality

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"There was a time when meanings were focused and reality could be fixed; when that sort of belief disappeared, things became uncertain and open to interpretation."

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"In my earlier paintings, I wanted the space between the picture plane and the spectator to be active."

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"I used to build up to sensation, accumulating tension until it released a perceptual experience."

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"I think this lack of a center has something to do with the loss of certainties that Christianity had to offer."

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"Painters have always needed a sort of veil upon which they can focus their attention. It's as though the more fully the consciousness is absorbed, the greater the freedom of the spirit behind."

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