“I went through about six or seven painting methods just to see what I didn't want to do. And then I got off the wall, and went into the environment.” WantEnvironmentPaintingWallSixMethodSevenOff The Wall Author:Agnes Denes
“I read an article on me once that described my machine-method of silk-screen copying and painting: 'What a bold and audacious solution, what depths of the man are revealed in this solution!' What does that mean?” MenMeanDoeHe ManPaintingSolutionsMachinesMethodDepthScreensArticlesSilkCopyingAudacious Author:Andy Warhol
“Starting with approaching the spot where the painting is to be done, meanwhile realising the emptiness of the mind, up to the method of 'the flying white', of the rule of the singular stroke of the brush.. ..there is a proper tradition in which the artist is fully aware of the fact that only the pure and empty spontaneity enables him to embrace without hesitating all apparitions and to truly penetrate into the roots of things.” MindDoneFactsArtistWhitePaintingPureTraditionRootsEmptyMethodEmbraceStartingFlyingSpotsEmptinessRealisingStrokesBrushesPenetrateSpontaneityApparitions Author:Antoni Tapies
“Artists with a capital 'A' are at ease working in all areas of art, whether it is a contemporary abstract painting or work requiring methods and techniques of the Renaissance Masters.” ArtArtistPaintingMastersAreasMethodTechniqueContemporaryEaseAbstractCompetenceRenaissanceAbstract Painting Author:Igor Babailov
“I don't think it's necessary for artists to have any formal training in painting or art history, but I do think it's essential to continually experiment with different subject matter, types of paint and methods of painting.” ThinkingArtDifferentMatterArtistSubjectsPaintingTypeEssentialsTrainingMethodPaintExperimentsFormalSubject MatterArt HistoryDifferent Subjects Author:Ron Parker
“Not everybody paints what the public will pay for. The method in which an artist receives money is nobody's business, what matters is that paintings are produced.” MatterArtistPayPaintingMethodPaintProfessionWhat Matters Author:Jim Rowe
“Art itself, in all its methods, is the child of religion. The highest and best works in architecture, sculpture and painting, poetry and music, have been born out of the religion of Nature.” ChildrenHas BeensArtBornPaintingHighestMethodArchitectureSculptureBest WorkPoetry And Music Book:Ten Great Religions: A comparison of all religions. 1898, c1883 Source: Ten Great Religions: A comparison of all religions. 1898, c1883
“What interests me is all the stuff that goes into abstract and abstract-figurative art. Not the styles, but the stuff that, in various combinations, make the styles: mixing and matching painting methods and ideas.” ArtIdeasStuffInterestStylePaintingMethodVariousCombinationAbstractMixingMatchingFigurative Art Author:Ed Askew
“One of Cezanne's unfinished paintings... appears to be a completed work even though only a few strokes of paint have been put down. My methods are similar... I expect each of my paintings to appear whole in every stage.” Has BeensWholeStagePaintingMethodPaintStrokesFinishingUnfinishedCezanneCompleted Work Author:Christopher Willard
“For me, going back to itinerant landscape painting, it's not about returning to an older method, but about building on what happened in the 20th century in photography. And also highlighting what the differences are between a painting and a photograph in picturing space.” DifferencesSpaceHappenedCenturyBuildingPaintingPhotographyMethodPhotographLandscape20th CenturyHighlightingLandscape Painting Author:Cynthia Daignault
“Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals is instructive in painting a realistic portrayal of Lincoln and his methods for accomplishing his objectives. In fact, many good political biographies are useful in learning about power, strategy, and decision-making.” FactsPoliticalDecisionTeamPaintingMethodStrategyObjectivesDecision MakingRealisticBiographiesRivalsPortrayalDoriGood Political Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer