"today's artist lives in an era of dissolution, without guidance. he stands alone. the old forms are in ruins, the benumbed world is shaken up, the old human spirit is invalidated and influx toward a new form. we float in space and yet cannot perceive the new order." W.G.

"the silence of things repeated or stated for eternity"

"it is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints, as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. There is no such thing as a good painting about nothing. We assert that the subject is crucial and only that subject matter is valid which is tragic and timeless. That is why we profess a spiritual kinship with primitive and archaic art." M.R.

"Being-in-the-world is a non-thematic, non-reflective activity of average everydayness." M.H.

"If you want to understand Zen easily, just be mindless, wherever you are, twenty-four hours a day, until you spontaneously merge with the way. This is what an ancient worthy called “the mind not touching things, the steps not placed anywhere."

"we come to adjust our secrets, which we keep to ourselves."