“Though I'm a rogue in talking upon Painting & Love I can be serious and honest upon any subject thoroughly pleasing to me.” I CanTalkingSubjectsHonestPaintingSeriousRogues Author:Thomas Gainsborough
“Used to be, conservatives revered the Average American, that Norman Rockwell oil painting of diner food, humble faith, honest toil, and Capraesque virtue.” UsedVirtueHonestPaintingAverageHumbleOilUsed To BeToilDinersOil Painting Author:James Wolcott
“An honest self-portrait is extremely rare because a man who has reached the degree of self-consciousness presupposed by the desire to paint his own portrait has almost always also developed an ego-consciousness which paints himself painting himself, and introduces artificial highlights and dramatic shadows.” MenSelfDesireConsciousnessHonestPaintingEgoDegreesShadowPaintDramaticArtificialIntroducingPortraitsHighlightsSelf ConsciousnessSelf Portrait Author:W. H. Auden
“Most people don't like to be confronted with an actual fact-of-life because it's difficult to metabolize. A painting of a bowl of fruit is much easier. It's for the same reason why we don't like going to the doctor. The diagnosis and x-rays are too honest. This is what creates the perception that contemporary art is shocking or suspicious.” PeopleLifeArtReasonFactsDifficultHonestPaintingEasierPerceptionArt IsDoctorsFruitContemporaryReason WhyRaysBowlsShockingSuspiciousDiagnosisFacts Of LifeContemporary Art Author:Adamo Macri
“Some people... cling to the idea that the photograph is an inherently real or honest image and as such is always on a different plane from an obviously subjective form of visual communication such as painting.” PeopleIdeasDifferentRealFormHonestPaintingCommunicationPhotographPlanesVisualsSubjective Author:Tibor Kalman
“Whether it is gun control lobby, health care lobby, or abortion, pro-choice lobby, whatever it is, people are always trying to say that it is about restricting rights and they are never really prepared to talk about what the honest tradeoffs are. One of the things we need to do a better job of is actually painting those tradeoffs.” PeopleNeedsTryingCareJobsChoicesRightsHonestPaintingGunPreparedHealth CareAbortionGun ControlAlways TryingBetter JobsPro Choice Abortion Author:Ian Bremmer