“All great contemporary artists, schooled or not, are essentially self-taught and are de-skilling like crazy.” ArtSelfArtistCrazyTaughtContemporarySchooledContemporary ArtSelf TaughtProficiency Author:Jerry Saltz
“Meeting and talking to the artist adds a special element to collecting contemporary art that makes the work an irreplaceable treasure rather than just another possession.” ArtArtistTalkingSpecialElementsAddMeetingsPossessionTreasureContemporaryCollectingCollectorsIrreplaceableContemporary Art Author:Ernest West Basden
“I have no doubt about a photographer in particular and a digital artist in general having become contemporary icons.” ArtArtistDoubtParticularPhotographerContemporaryNo DoubtDigitalIconsContemporary Art Author:Nikolay Semyonov
“I had no idea what to expect moving to New York. It's embarrassing to say, but I didn't even realize that people bought contemporary art... that people actually paid for it... I know that's really dumb. I was really naive. I had no idea artists made money.” PeopleKnowsArtMadeIdeasMovingArtistRealizingMoneyNew YorkPaidContemporaryDumbNo IdeaEmbarrassingNaiveContemporary ArtReally Dumb Author:Wade Guyton