“Being an artist and being a teacher are two conflicting things. When I paint, my work manifests the unexpected... In teaching it's just the opposite. I must account for every line, shape and colour and I am forced to give an explanation of the inexplicable and account for the variety of styles the students present.” GivingTwoArtistLinesTeacherTeachingStyleStudentsShapesOppositesAccountsPaintVarietyExplanationColourUnexpectedBeing An ArtistInexplicableBeing A Teacher Author:Pierre Alechinsky
“Artists of all sorts remain youthful for so long, and in many cases attain a grand old age. The explanation is that they live in an almost permanent condition of stimulation and excitement.” LongAgeArtistCasesConditionsAgingOld AgePermanentExcitementExplanationStimulation Book:A Cultural History of the Modern Age Vol. 1: Renaissance and Reformation Source: A Cultural History of the Modern Age Vol. 1: Renaissance and Reformation
“When an artist explains what he is doing, he usually has to do one of two things: either scrap what he has explained, or make his work fit in with the explanation.” TwoArtistFitExplanationTwo ThingsScrap Book:Calder: Sculptor of Air Source: Calder: Sculptor of Air