“I’ve always assumed that the abstract qualities of [my] photographs are obvious. For instance, I can turn them upside down and they’re still interesting to me as pictures. If you turn a picture that’s not well organized upside down, it won’t work.” IfsWellsStillsI CanTurnsInterestingQualityDown AndPhotographerPhotographObviousInstanceAbstractOrganizedUpside Down Author:William Eggleston
“I can never fathom it when people say things like "I can't understand abstract art!" Or: "Abstract art is junk!" Or: "Abstract art isn't as valid as realism!"” PeopleArtI CanRealityArt IsAbstractRealismJunkFathomAbstract Art Author:Derek R. Audette
“The test of an abstract picture, for me, is not my first reaction to it, but how long I can stand it hanging on the wall of a room where I am living.” FirstsLongI CanRoomsWallTestsReactionsAbstractHanging On Author:Bill Vaughan
“Being a father ... I can't help feeling that, by comparison with being a mother, being a father is a rather abstract business.” I CanHelpingFeelingsMotherFatherAbstractComparisonBeing A MotherBeing A Father Book:Disgrâce Source: Disgrâce