“Is there in painting an effect which arises from the being together of repose and energy in the artist's mind? - can both repose and energy be seen in a painting's line and color, plane and volume, surface and depth, detail and composition? - and is the true effect of a good painting on the spectator one that makes at once for repose and energy, calmness and intensity, serenity and stir?” MindTogetherArtistEnergyLinesEffectsColorPaintingDepthDetailsSurfaceArisePlanesIntensitySerenityVolumeCompositionSpectatorsCalmnessReposeBeing Together Author:Eli Siegel
“When you feel concentrated within the intensity of making paintings, you know exactly what you are doing.” KnowsFeelsPaintingConcentrationIntensity Author:Luc Tuymans
“The paintings are more about physicality and gesture than meditation. I'd compare it to playing scales on the Cello - each sound (pitch and intensity) depends on the manner in which you hold and apply the bow. The same goes for the gesture of applying paint to a surface.” SoundMeditationPaintingDependsPaintSurfaceScalesCompareIntensityGesturesBowsPhysicality Author:Stephen Beal
“In the studio, it took me a long time to work out how to make paintings that had the intensity that I was able to create by painting whole rooms. There is a very limited number of colours but there are many variations. I decided to use the purest palette that I could.” LongWholeUseAbleRoomsNumbersPaintingLong TimeDecidedWork OutStudiosColourIntensityVariationPalette Author:Michael Craig-Martin