Painting, especially much better than words, allows oneself to express the various stages of thought, including the deeper levels, the underground stages of the mental process. Claes Oldenburg More Quotes by Claes Oldenburg More Quotes From Claes Oldenburg I like to treat paint as material - to daub it, drop it, let it slide. There was Action Painting, but I also compare it to paint effects found on the streets. This approach is superimposed on a sculptural surface that is also 'painterly.' Claes Oldenburg treat like painting action