“I'm always happy when I see something written on an album that wasn't just typed on a computer.” Quote by Neil Farber
“In art school, I started to see Pettibon in magazines, and I figured it out backward. I was into the idea that someone could show work in galleries while making album covers and photocopied books.” ArtBookIdeasShowsSchoolAlbumsMagazinesGalleryArt SchoolAlbum Covers Author:Michael Dumontier
“I didn't really get into underground comics, though I've liked some of what I've seen. Dame Darcy was very impressive to meet, really talented. In general, I've always been more interested in searching out music, so I think I miss out on a lot of underground art.” ThinkingArtMissingImpressiveDamesDarcyVery Impressive Author:Neil Farber
“I grew up on a farm with only two TV channels. I didn't grow up around much culture. When I got excited about painting, I never really got further than what would have been in a modern art history textbook.” Has BeensArtTwoCultureGrowsGrowing UpModernPaintingTvsGrewGrew UpExcitedFarmsTextbooksArt HistoryModern ArtHistory Textbooks Author:Neil Farber
“I loved surrealism and abstract painting, and anything related to those. I always thought painting was the highest form of art. What led me to drawing was seeing so much self-important, pretentious, conceptual-type art in university. I wanted to reject that by making quick, fun art.” ArtImportantSelfWantedFormFunSeeingPaintingTypeHighestUniversityDrawingRelatedAbstractRejectsPretentiousSurrealismAbstract Painting Author:Neil Farber
“I had so many ideas that I wanted to get out at once that it led to simple little drawings and paintings.” LittlesIdeasWantedSimplePaintingDrawingDrawing And Painting Author:Neil Farber
“I waste a lot of my time documenting my "search for great esoterica" online. It gets so complicated trying to identify or give credit to all of one's influences.” GivingTryingInfluenceWasteComplicatedCreditMy TimeOnline Author:Michael Dumontier
“A lot of my friends have been collectors, and I owe a lot to them. I'm always interested in sharing collections and learning that way. I used to trade tapes a lot. I still have a few friends who I trade music with, but it's hard to find the time. I miss that.” WayHas BeensStillsHardUsedMissingMy FriendsTradeCollectionsTapeCollectorsFew Friends Author:Michael Dumontier
“I often find things at thrift stores and library sales that I never could have been looking for. In those cases, the research is done after the fact to figure out what, exactly, I've found. It's surprising how much out there still has no online presence.” Has BeensStillsDoneFactsFoundCasesFiguresResearchLibraryStoresOnlineSurprisingCould Have BeenThrift Author:Michael Dumontier
“I'm fond of online testimonials: people writing about their experiences with ghosts or drugs or bad boyfriends.” PeopleWritingDrugGhostOnlineBad BoyTestimonialBad Boyfriend Author:Michael Dumontier
“Science fiction is always a vehicle for ideas. It's the form which allows either movies or books to be an exploration of how we should live.” ShouldBookIdeasFormFictionScience FictionExplorationVehicle Author:Salman Rushdie