Oskar Kokoschka

Oskar Kokoschka (March 1, 1886 – February 22, 1980) was an Austrian artist and poet of Czech origin, best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes.

Quotes
My Life by Oskar Kokoschka 1974 Thames & Hudson,London ISBN 0 500 01087 0 Von der Natur der Gesichte-On the nature of visions lecture-Vienna 1912
 * I cannot say why I wanted to paint. The only answer is in the pictures themselves.
 * My plays are not didactic... they simply express my attitude to my world.
 * The awareness of imagery is part of living... a life which derives its power from within itself will focus on the perception... of images.
 * Open your eyes at last and see... now I will open the book of the world for you, there are no words in it, just pictures.