“Abstract paintings must be as real as those created by the 16th century Italians.” RealCenturyPaintingAbstractAbstract Painting Author:Frank Stella
“Abstraction didn't have to be limited to a kind of rectilinear geometry or even a simple curve geometry. It could have a geometry that had a narrative impact. In other words, you could tell a story with the shapes. It wouldn't be a literal story, but the shapes and the interaction of the shapes and colors would give you a narrative sense. You could have a sense of an abstract piece flowing along and being part of an action or activity. That sort of turned me on.” GivingKindStoriesActionSimplePiecesColorActivityShapesImpactNarrativeAbstractInteractionAbstractionCurvesGeometryLiteral Author:Frank Stella
“Up until 35 I had a slightly skewed world view. I honestly believed everybody in the world wanted to make abstract paintings, and people only became lawyers and doctors and brokers and things because they couldn't make abstract paintings” PeopleWorldWantedArtistViewsPaintingDoctorsLawyerHonestlyAbstractWorld ViewBrokersAbstract Painting Author:Frank Stella
“I was worried in the '80s that the best abstract painting had become obsessed with materiality, and painterly gestures and materiality were up against the wall.” ArtistPaintingWallWorriedObsessedAbstractGestures80sMaterialityAbstract Painting Author:Frank Stella
