“I was always interested in language. I thought, why not? If a painting, by the normal definition of the term, is paint on canvas, why can't it be painted words on canvas?” IfsLanguageTermPaintingNormalPaintDefinitionsWhy NotCanvas Author:John Baldessari
“I like to draw, produce paintings, do something with my fingers - but I am very normal, down-to-earth person.” PersonsEarthProducePaintingNormalDrawsFingersDown To Earth Author:Marion Bartoli
“Sometimes I will portray the more normal-looking people as the monsters and then the more distorted - "uniquely formed" is the word I like to use, rather than monstrous - as the sympathetic characters in the painting. It's interesting because some people will get it right away, but a common reaction is to be a little off-put by it. And that is the whole idea. If it grabs somebody in a negative way, that's my intention.” PeopleIfsWayLittlesIdeasSometimesWholeCharacterUseInterestingCommonPaintingNormalNegativeIntentionMonstersReactionsSympatheticMonstrous Author:Chris Mars