“Of course I will look at anything, but I have not got the time or the patience to keep on looking at art that I know could be better. I don't want art that needs fixing, I want art that sends me back to the studio to fix my own.” KnowsWantNeedsLooksArtCoursesMy OwnCriticsStudiosFixing Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“A critic without a good eye is a eunuch in a harem.” EyeCriticsHaremEunuchs Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“No high-minded painter of the last fifty years has been able to come to terms with his art without coming to terms with the problem of cubism.” YearsHas BeensArtProblemAbleLastsTermPainterFiftyCubism Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“The art consensus is not criteria, it is convenience.” ArtCultureConsensusCriteriaConvenience Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“When anyone can produce dreck or publish gibberish, and not only get away with it but be celebrated for it, the discipline is no longer a discipline, and it will get no respect.” ProduceDisciplineGet AwayPublishNo Respect Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“Limitation of means is a precondition of excellence. Creative freedom chooses its limitations. Destructive freedom rejects them heedlessly.” MeanCreativeExcellenceLimitationDestructiveRejectsCreative Freedom Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“We must turn away from work that replaces experience and pleasure with explanation.” TurnsPleasureExperienceExplanation Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“Asking art to express ideas is like asking a Sumo wrestler to play charades.” ArtIdeasPlayExpressionAskingWrestlerCharades Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“When imitation goes over big, it isn't imitation, it is a trend.” BigsFashionTrendsImitation Author:Walter Darby Bannard