“Most people find facts irritating. Facts interfere with their systems of denial.” PeopleFactsTruthDenialInterfereIrritating Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“Truth is not always hard to find; it is often staring you in the face. The problem with truth is that it is hard to believe. It is even harder to get other people to believe.” PeopleBelieveHardProblemTruthFacesTruth IsHarderStaringHard To Believe Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“Postmodernism does not help us understand good art. It encourages art that can be easily understood and throws in something catchy to cover the loss of mystery.” DoeArtHelpingUnderstandingLossMysteryUnderstoodGood ArtPostmodernismCatchy Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“Making art is like swimming underwater in a blindfold.” ArtArt IsSwimmingUnderwaterBlindfolds Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“Don't burden art with words and ideas. Art comes from a deeper place.” ArtIdeasBurdenDeeper Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“Conceptual art' is an oxymoron. Concepts are articulations of fact or supposition, not attributes of quality.” ArtFactsQualityArt IsConceptsAttributesOxymoronArticulationSuppositionConceptual Art Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“Postmodernism does not facilitate better art. It rationalizes inferior art by wrapping it in words - a suit of armor with nobody inside.” DoeArtSuitsInferiorsArmorPostmodernismFacilitateRationalizeWrappingSuits Of Armor 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