Fine art, that exists for itself alone, is art in a final state of impotence. If nobody, including the artist, acknowledges art as a means of knowing the world, then art is relegated to a kind of rumpus room of the mind and the irresponsibility of the artist and the irrelevance of art to actual living becomes part and parcel of the practice of art.
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I think that one of the qualifications of artists should be a vow of celibacy. They should be confined to read more
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Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.
Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.
Mine was the role of the oilcan in making the machinery clunk around.
Mine was the role of the oilcan in making the machinery clunk around.
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
I don't have big anxieties. I wish I did. I'd be much more interesting.
I don't have big anxieties. I wish I did. I'd be much more interesting.
The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist.
The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist.
Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.
Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.
I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.
I'm a study of a man in chaos in search of frenzy.
