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Quote by Nicholas Thorburn

“You're forced to step into that performer role. I can't just hide behind a synthesizer forever.”

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Nicholas Thorburn, born on November 27, 1981, is a talented musician from Canada. He is known for his unique voice and versatile musical style, making a distinctive mark in the indie music scene. more

“At some point, I get a weird feeling, and that's when I know it's done. I probably ruin a lot of really perfectly fine things. So part of working on paper, and trying to work really fast, is to see if I can expand the area of not being driven by taste. Not saying, "This looks good, I'll stop."”

Trying Done Feelings Driven

Author:Amy Sillman

“I want to expand the question of when something is done. I want to vex the ending. I want to mess around with that. I like the idea that if you make a work that has no clear ending, then you must play with the ending. Because if you don't, you're not highlighting the weird, lovely openness of abstraction.”

Done Lovely Mess Openness

Author:Amy Sillman

“All accidents and experiments, and discoveries, are what my work is about. The problem that I have as an artist is being way too critical.”

Problem Artist

Author:Amy Sillman

“I make paintings really slowly because I change them and change them and change them and change them and change them. I don't really know how to not do that. I'm not very free in a way. Even though it looks free. But it's not.”

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Author:Amy Sillman

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