“In this tour around the world I was not interested in contemporary buildings because I had seen contemporary buildings actually until they came out of my ears in a sense.” WorldArtistBuildingEarsContemporaryAround The WorldNot Interested Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“The number of contemporary artists who appeal to me is infinitesimal.” ArtistNumbersContemporaryAppeals Author:Nick Lowe
“Works of art produced in the contemporary world are a further expression of that. But I don't think there is an active, ongoing nihilist self-consciousness in the artist.” ThinkingWorldArtSelfArtistConsciousnessExpressionActiveContemporaryWorks Of ArtOngoingSelf ConsciousnessNihilist Author:Leonard Baskin
“All great contemporary artists, schooled or not, are essentially self-taught and are de-skilling like crazy.” ArtSelfArtistCrazyTaughtContemporarySchooledContemporary ArtSelf TaughtProficiency Author:Jerry Saltz
“The artistic formulae wear thin quickly and yet daily the artist - when developing his own foundation - must enter his own time and the problems of other contemporary artists. Paths cross and the soil of time is starting to be turned.” ProblemArtistPathCrossesFoundationStartingContemporaryArtisticDevelopingSoil Book:Asger Jorn Source: Asger Jorn
“Artists with a capital 'A' are at ease working in all areas of art, whether it is a contemporary abstract painting or work requiring methods and techniques of the Renaissance Masters.” ArtArtistPaintingMastersAreasMethodTechniqueContemporaryEaseAbstractCompetenceRenaissanceAbstract Painting Author:Igor Babailov
“Many contemporary painters feel that their landscapes come from within and are brought to the surface and given form as a result of various stimuli. The artist's internal world is waiting to be evoked by whatever means the artist finds most productive, and... this world is just as important as the outer, visible world.” WorldFeelsMeanImportantFormArtistGivenWaitingResultsThis WorldPaintingVariousSurfaceContemporaryPainterLandscapeVisibleProductiveInternalsStimulus Author:Edward Betts
“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
“My priciple is, the artist shall put forth, humbly & lovingly, without bitterness, the very best & highest that is within him,utterly regardless of contemporary criticism.” ArtistHighestCriticismContemporaryBitterness Author:Sidney Lanier
“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
“I think a lot of artists no longer want to participate in or be associated with narrative because of its corruptedness in contemporary culture.” ThinkingWantArtistCultureContemporaryNarrative Author:Rachel Cusk