“Certainly one of the surprising truths of having a book published is realizing that your book is as open to interpretation as an abstract painting. People bring their own beliefs and attitudes to your work, which is thrilling and surprising at the same time.” PeopleBookBeliefRealizingAttitudePaintingAbstractInterpretationSurprisingThrillingAbstract Painting Author:Marisha Pessl
“The material memories are not usually part of what is said about a picture, and that is a fault in interpretation because every painting captures a certain resistance of paint, a prodding gesture of the brush, a speed and insistence in the face of mindless matter.” SaidMatterFacesCertainMemoriesPaintingMaterialsFaultsPaintSpeedResistanceInterpretationCaptureGesturesBrushesMindlessInsistence Book:What Painting Is Source: What Painting Is
“Subject matter does not determine a successful painting. It is the manner in which one personally envisions and interprets the subject that is the magical equation.” DoeMatterSuccessfulSubjectsPaintingDetermineInterpretationEquationsSubject Matter Author:Robert Reynolds
“The environment becomes inspiration. My response to it becomes idea. And idea becomes purpose and action through interpretation and painting.” IdeasInspirationActionPurposeEnvironmentPaintingResponseInterpretation Author:Gerald Brommer
“Everybody has his own interpretation of a painting he sees.” PaintingInterpretation Author:Francis Bacon