“I'm very tolerant of other art and other artists. But what I truly appreciate, what I truly admire in contemporary art, is work that takes on more than it can sometimes handle - art that gets in over its head.” ArtSometimesArtistArt IsAppreciateAdmireOver It Author:Philip Taaffe
“Design is meant to grab you and win you over. It is meant to function in a way so as to make life easier. Obviously painting has to do with something quite beyond that. It's not about communication per se. It doesn't necessarily telegraph anything. It's more about understanding who we are and where we come from.” WinningUnderstandingDesignPaintingCommunicationOver It Author:Philip Taaffe