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Art critic

James Elkins is a renowned art critic born in 1955. His work spans a wide range of fields from modern art to contemporary art, known for his profound analysis and unique insights.

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“Every meaning is a projection of the viewer's inarticulate moods.”

Mood Viewers Projection Inarticulate

Book:What Painting Is

Source: What Painting Is

“The muddy moods of oil paints are the painter's muddy humors, and its brilliant transformations are the painter's unexpected discoveries.”

Discovery Transformation Paint Oil Brilliant Mood Painter Unexpected Muddy

Book:What Painting Is

Source: What Painting Is

“Painting is an unspoken and largely unrecognized dialogue, where paint speaks silently in masses and colors and the artist responds in moods.”

Artist Speak Color Painting Mass Paint Mood Dialogue Unspoken

Author:James Elkins

About the Author

Born: 1955
Known for: Art critic
Quotes: 35

Books & Sources

What Painting IsRelated source material

Pictures and TearsRelated source material

How to Use Your EyesRelated source material

Pictures and Tears: A History of People Who Have Cried in Front of PaintingsRelated source material

The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing – How Sight Alters the Seen and Transforms the SeerRelated source material

What Photography IsRelated source material

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