“There comes a point when the paint doesn't feel like paint. I don't know why. Some mysterious thing happens. I think you have all experienced it... What counts is that the paint should really disappear, otherwise it's craft.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsShouldHappensPaintDisappearThings HappenMysteriousCraftsMysterious Things Author:Philip Guston
“The canvas is a court where the artist is prosecutor, defendant, jury and judge. Art without a trial disappears at a glance.” ArtArtistJudgingCourtDisappearTrialsCanvasGlancesJuryProsecutor Book:Philip Guston: Collected Writings, Lectures, and Conversations Source: Philip Guston: Collected Writings, Lectures, and Conversations
“But you begin to feel as you go on working that unless painting proves its right to exist by being critical and self-judging, it has no reason to exist at all - or is not even possible. The canvas is a court where the artist is prosecutor, defendant, jury and judge. Art without a trial disappears at a glance.” FeelsArtSelfReasonArtistPaintingJudgingGoes OnProveCourtCriticalDisappearTrialsNo ReasonCanvasGlancesJuryProve ItProsecutor Author:Philip Guston
