The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen.

画家不应该画他所看到的，而应该画将要看到的。

The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.

这幅画有它自己的生命。我试着让它通过。

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

把艺术当作生意的人大多是骗子。

The perfection of art is to conceal art.

艺术的完美在于隐藏艺术。

The perfection of art is to conceal art.The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.

艺术的完美在于隐藏艺术。我们假装承认了错误，给人留下了极好的印象。

The practice of medicine is a thinker's art the practice of surgery a plumber's.

医学的实践是思考者的艺术，外科的实践是管道工的艺术。

The practice of the law is a perfectly distinct art.

法律实践是一门完全不同的艺术。

The preparation of good food is merely another expression of art, one of the joys of civilized living…

做好食物只是艺术的另一种表现，是文明生活的乐趣之一。

The price of a work of art has nothing to do with what the work of art is, can do, or is worth on an existential, alchemical level.

艺术作品的价格与艺术作品是什么，能做什么，或在存在主义的炼金术层面上的价值无关。

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

艺术的原则是暂停，而不是绕道而行。

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

真正艺术的原则不是描绘，而是唤起。

The problem is that once the rules of art are debunked, and once the unpleasant realities the irony diagnoses are revealed and diagnosed, "then" what do we do?

问题是，一旦艺术规则被揭穿，一旦令人不快的现实被揭露和诊断出来，“那么”我们该怎么办?

The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it's magical.

我在艺术和建筑中经历的过程，我实际上想让它几乎像孩子一样。有时候我觉得这很神奇。

The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.

艺术家的进步是不断的自我牺牲，是个性的不断消亡。

The public wants work which flatters its illusions.

公众想要的工作能迎合他们的幻想。