“The sincere artist is usually his own best critic, but continuous and prolonged work on one painting will sometimes dull his judgment... The critic is in demand, but he must be competent.” SometimesArtistPaintingDemandJudgmentCriticsDullSincereCompetent Author:Walter J. Phillips
“Painting is... a correspondence between what you are and what you see. It's a moment when something is holding together in such a way that it is a universe in itself... Within this is a test and also a judgment upon yourself, your capabilities, your promises, and the part that you play in the world. And nobody else can test that for you. Certainly not the Museum of Modern Art.” WorldWayArtPlayMomentsTogetherUniverseModernPaintingPromiseJudgmentTestsMuseumsCapabilityModernismCorrespondenceModern Art Author:Milton Resnick
“I think one important thing that happens in the studio is accepting yourself as the enemy and painting from that point of view. So instead of pointing the finger outward and passing judgment, instead, you start with yourself as your own worst enemy.” ThinkingImportantHappensViewsAcceptingEnemyWorstPaintingJudgmentImportant ThingsFingersStudiosPoint Of ViewPassingPassingsPointingWorst EnemyAccepting YourselfPointing FingersPassing Judgment Author:Lisa Yuskavage
“It was van Gogh's madness that prevented him from working; the paintings themselves are ineffably sane, if sanity is to be defined in terms of exact judgment of ends and means and the power of visual analysis.” IfsMeanEndsTermPaintingJudgmentMadnessDefinedAnalysisVisualsSanitySaneVansEnds And Means Author:Robert Hughes