“Artistic qualities that once seemed undeniable don't seem so now. Sometimes these fluctuations are only fickleness of taste, momentary glitches in an artist's work, or an artist getting ahead of his audience (it took me ten years to catch up to Albert Oehlen). Other times, however, these problems mean there's something wrong with the art.” YearsMeanArtSometimesProblemSeemsArtistQualityAudienceTasteTenArtisticMomentaryFluctuationGlitches Author:Jerry Saltz
“We artists can only go so far as the people can follow us. We are not alone, we are part of the system. We can take risks, but if you want to go to the peak of your consciousness, you may very well find yourself alone. Even if you know how to translate what you see, maybe only ten people will be able to understand what you tell. But, if you have faith in your vision, and retell it again and again, you will start noticing that, after a time, more people will begin to catch up with you.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantWellsMayAbleArtistConsciousnessVisionKnow HowRiskTenFinding YourselfHave FaithTranslateAgain And AgainNot AloneNoticing Author:Jean Giraud
“For every good art critic there may be ten great artists.” MayArtArtistTenCriticsVery GoodGreat ArtGreat ArtistGood ArtArt Critic Author:Clement Greenberg
“I suppose that every time there is difficulty. I remember about Space Mountain: It took us ten years before we found the technology that would allow such a ride. And during these ten years, I had a model that I kept, waiting for the technology we needed.” YearsRememberArtistFoundWaitingSpaceTechnologyNeededTenMountainModelsDifficulty Author:John Hench