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“I wanted to be with the men I admired rather than the Scottish Arts Council crowd, so I spent a lot of time in graveyards. You get less trouble from the dead.”

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Alexander Stoddart

Alexander Stoddart is an individual born in 1959, with an unknown profession. Limited information is available about his background. more

“Every time some new huckster of angst-ridden metaphor is appointed by Art Forum, the congregation genuflects, stroking the catalog like a handful of Rosary beads, and starts spreading that old gospel according to Hyperbole. No questions asked... And thus the bill of goods is sold, all along the line. An art historical snake, swallowing its own tale.”

Art Lines Bills Historical Metaphor Tales Goods Snakes Handful Angst Congregation Forums Beads Rosary Contemporary Art Swallowing Hyperbole Questions Asked Rosary Beads

Author:Abe Ajay

“Somewhere in my head, a private conviction exists that 'Search is the Process' and 'Discovery the Art Form.”

Art Form Process Discovery Conviction

Author:Abe Ajay

“The search which takes place in my studio might best be described as a mining operation, a vertical dig in which a number of discoveries are apt to surface from a single shaft.”

Might Numbers Discovery Studios Surface Operations Mining Vertical

Author:Abe Ajay

“The art world is now a fashion industry, led by its Whitney Biennial 'nose for the new look.' But nobody, it seems, has the guts or the brains to blow the necessary whistle and holler, 'Hold on guys! What the hell is this ugly bit of business?”

World Looks Art Seems Guy Bits Brain Hell Fashion Industry Blow Ugly Noses Guts Art World Fashion Industry Whitney New Look

Author:Abe Ajay

“It is essential for me to become involved in another search, and 'search' is the proper word to use because it promises discovery along with the risk.”

Use Risk Involved Promise Essentials Discovery

Author:Abe Ajay

“I don't approve of what Wall Street and the wealthy have done to this country, but they are the very ones buying my paintings.”

Country Done Streets Painting Wall Buying Wealthy Collectors

Author:Scott Kahn

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