Jackson Pollock

I'm just doing my thing.

I'm not trying to prove anything.

I'm not a theoretician.

I just want to paint.

I'm not interested in the 'how' but the 'what'.

I'm not a philosopher.

I'm just a painter.

I am painting from the subconscious.

I am nature.

When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing.

When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.

It's all in the mind, you know.

New needs need new techniques.

I don't communicate with the audience. I communicate with myself.

I'm not interested in illustrating my attitude toward nature or anything else. I'm interested in expressing the dark passions of humanity.

It's not a question of what's true. It's a question of what's interesting.

I believe the artist's problem is to create a new order of beauty.

I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.

The subconscious is a very important tool for me.

I try to let the painting come through.