“It's easy to attack an artist as misogynist, but that's really such a facile epithet. And if an artist is constantly worrying about how others will judge a work, it can end up being a block to investigating certain areas of human nature or certain truths about sexuality.” IfsHumansEndsArtistCertainEasyWorryHuman NatureJudgingAreasSexualityBlockWorking ItInvestigatingEpithet Author:Lisa Yuskavage
“I think great art goes beyond the control of the artist. In some ways, art often makes itself and reveals things about that artist that maybe the artist is not fully conscious of.” ThinkingWayArtArtistConsciousGreat Art Author:Lisa Yuskavage
“If you don't have your unconscious working for you, you're really out of luck as an artist.” IfsArtistLuckUnconscious Author:Lisa Yuskavage
“I think it's really important as an artist not to be drawn to the haters, because there are so many people who are nice and quiet.” PeopleThinkingImportantArtistNiceQuiet Author:Lisa Yuskavage