“My father had wanted to be a commercial artist. He got as far as being a photographer in the army in World War II, but he was always a Sunday painter. At a certain point, he gave me his oil paints and I messed around with them, having no idea what I was doing.” WorldIdeasWarWantedArtistCertainFatherArmyPaintPhotographerOilPainterNo IdeaWar Of The WorldsSundayWorld War IiWorld War I Author:David Salle
“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