“Don't apologize, justify or rationalize bad art or bad writing. If you do, you are part of it.” IfsWritingArtAdviceJustifyApologizingRationalizeBad Writing Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“Art is too popular. If plumbing was as popular as art is we would have amateur plumbers running around brandishing wrenches and Roto-Rooters, climbing in and out of sewers and writing gibberish about pipe systems. And none of our our toilets would work.” IfsWritingArtRunningArt IsProfessionClimbingToiletsPipePlumberSewersPlumbingWrenches Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“When art writing seems incomprehensible, chances are it is.” WritingArtSeemsChanceChances Are Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“When you write something new about science, other scientists may not like it but they pay attention because it is subject to proof. When you write something new about art, it is subject only to the reader's discomfort, and will probably be rejected.” WritingMayArtPayAttentionSubjectsReaderScientistProofPay AttentionSomething NewRejectedDiscomfort Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“Writing about art is only useful when it leads to the experience of art.” WritingArtArt Is Author:Walter Darby Bannard
