ART IS PART OF AN ARTIST'S PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE-THE METAPHOR FOR HIS EXPERIENCES.
A REAL CREATIVE ACT ARISES WHEN AN ARTIST USES HIS TALENTS TO COMMUNICATE TO US HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD, AND HIS ATTI TUDE TOWARDS THE WORLD. THIS CONCEPT INCLUDES THE PROBLEM OF THE CREATIVE STRUGGLE WITH SUBSTANCE. I DON'T THINK TODAY'S DE VELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SHOULD AT ALL EFFECT THE SENSE OF TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES. IN OU TIMES, ESPECIALLY, THE MARK OF THE DRY-POINT OR BRUSH OPERATED BY HAND, IS OF UNIQUE CONSEQUENCE. THE RESULT OF SUCH EFFORTS IS A WORK OF ART WHICH CARRIES NOT ONLY INTELLECTUAL, INTUITIVE OR CANONIC MATTER, BUT ALSO AN AR TISITIC EFFORT TRAPPED IN SUBSTANCE. WORKING ACCORDING TO SUCH AN UNDERSTANDING OF ART, WILL ALWAYS BE AT A DISTANCE FROM THE QUICK CHANGEABILITY OF MODES WHICH IMPEDE THE ATTAINMENT OF TRUE VALUES. FASHION, THE VENERATION OF "METHODS" OF CREAT ING, AND THE BLIND CHASE AFTER NOVELTY, ARE ALL AT ODDS WITH HONEST ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. OUT OF RESPECT FOR TRADITION, WHILE OBSERVING CONTEMPORARY REALITY, AN ARTIST SHOULD DEVELOPE HIS TALENTS AND GAIN EXPERIENCE, IN ORDER TO FIND HIS OWN CREATIVE PATH. TODAY, THE CHOICE OF THIS PATH BEARS A SPECIFIC CALIBRE OF QUALITY.