“It's really absurd to make... a human image, with paint, today, when you think about it... But then all of a sudden, it was even more absurd not to do it.” ThinkingHumansTodayPaintAbsurdPortraiture Book:Willem de Kooning, 1904-1997: Content as a Glimpse Source: Willem de Kooning, 1904-1997: Content as a Glimpse
“If you pick up some paint with your brush and make somebody's nose with it, this is rather ridiculous when you think of it, theoretically or philosophically. It's really absurd to make an image, like a human image, with paint, today.” IfsThinkingHumansTodayPicksPaintRidiculousAbsurdNosesBrushes Book:Willem de Kooning, 1904-1997: Content as a Glimpse Source: Willem de Kooning, 1904-1997: Content as a Glimpse
“The attitude that nature is chaotic and that the artist puts order into it is a very absurd point of view, I think. All that we can hope for is to put some order into ourselves.” ThinkingArtArtistOrderViewsAttitudePoint Of ViewAbsurdChaotic Book:De Kooning: A Retrospective Source: De Kooning: A Retrospective
