“'Understanding' art is like having a sense of humour - if you don't have one, no amount of explanation is going to make you laugh.” IfsArtHumorUnderstandingLaughingHumourAmountLaughterArt IsPainterExplanationSense Of HumorMake You LaughLack Of UnderstandingArt Appreciation Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“[I] don't want people to see it [paintings] as a specific intention on my part. If somebody has that interest in these objects, of course they can see that, but from my own point of view, I'd rather stay as neutral as possible.” PeopleIfsWantCoursesInterestMy OwnViewsObjectsPaintingIntentionPoint Of View Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“If you were really interested in being creative in teaching, it was possible to try new methods and that was really what we did in Goldsmiths - we used the freedom of the time.” IfsTryingUsedCreativeTeachingMethodBe Creative Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“My idea for every exhibition is we should be able to see every individual work without being distracted by the others, and it doesn't matter if it's quite crowded.” IfsShouldIdeasMatterAbleIndividualDistractedCrowdedExhibitionsIndividual Work Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“If things are too similar, the dialogue is not very interesting. If you put in contrast, big and small, abstract and representational, you set up the possibility of a discourse.” IfsBigsInterestingPossibilityDialogueAbstractContrastDiscourseVery Interesting Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“If you try to copy something exactly you won't get it correct, because you don't share the same tradition and context.” IfsTryingShareTraditionCopies Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“If I did not love the things that I do, how could I spend my life doing this? You have to invest what you spend your life doing with pleasure.” IfsPleasure Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“If you close the door to the things you feel comfortable with, you will never discover the truth about yourself.” IfsFeelsDoorsComfortableAbout Yourself Author:Michael Craig-Martin
