“The thing is that the money issue looms so large in art now. And it has absolutely nothing to do with art. If you're painting goes for ten grand or a hundred grand, it doesn't make painting any easier. And it doesn't make the painting any better if it goes for a hundred grand.” IfsArtIssuesPaintingEasierTenHundredAbsolutely Nothing Author:Joe Bradley
“It is far easier to debate about realistic painting than to paint one.” PaintingEasierPaintDebateRealisticRealism Author:Igor Babailov
“In matters like writing and painting, a man does what he has to do - if he has to write, why then, he writes; and if he doesn't feel the urgent need of writing, there are dozens of professions in which it is easier to earn a comfortable living.” IfsMenNeedsFeelsWritingDoeMatterPaintingEasierComfortableProfessionDozenUrgent Author:Malcolm Cowley
“If you are someone like Jeff Koons, and you have to work out how to make a big chrome heart or something, then there are lots of people and a big production involved. The money is more natural somehow. For me, I am just on my own in the studio, trying to make things work. One thing is sure: it doesn't make painting any easier.” PeopleIfsTryingHeartBigsNaturalMy OwnOne ThingPaintingInvolvedEasierProductionsWork OutStudiosChrome Author:Peter Doig
“The most difficult thing about painting is the self-discipline. When I finish a job, I give myself a few days, but then I have to discipline myself quite fiercely if I want to do some painting that's worthwhile. Otherwise, you're just doodling. It's much easier when you're just told what you have to do.” IfsWantGivingSelfJobsDifficultPaintingDisciplineEasierWorthwhileSelf DisciplineDifficult ThingsDoodling Author:John Hurt
“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