“I think the worst reaction that I could get from someone to my photos is some sort of mediocre, middle-range reaction where they really get nothing from it, and they want to move on to the next thing. [I'd rather they be] horrified, pissed off at me, extremely disgusted at how bad of an artist I am.” ThinkingWantMovingArtistNextMiddleWorstReactionsRangeMediocrePissed OffDisgusted Author:Alex Prager
“When something is just bad, it's often because it is too mediocre in its ambition. The artist hasn't attempted to do anything really outlandish.” ArtistAmbitionMediocrityMediocreOutlandish Author:Susan Sontag
“Craft' gets a bad rap. Mediocre art is not caused by craft; it is caused by artists. Good art employs whatever craft works best.” ArtArtistArt IsRapCraftsMediocrityMediocreGood Art Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“It is so much worse to be a mediocre artist than to be a mediocre post-office clerk.” ArtistOfficePostsMediocrityMediocreClerksPost Office Author:Rudolf Bing