“In painting, you have to destroy in order to gain... you have got to sacrifice something you are quite pleased with in order to get something better. Of course, it's a risk.” OrderCoursesRiskSacrificePaintingGainsSomething Better Author:Graham Sutherland
“There are times when I have started a work with an end in mind, but then, for one reason or another, as my picture unfolded, it emphatically suggested another direction... I always accept the risk and go for it. I'm convinced that at such times my painting is wiser than I am.” MindEndsReasonAcceptingRiskPaintingConvincedWiser Author:Richard Schmid
“How often have we all come to that crucial point in a painting where it is practically 'begging' us to stop before we ruin it? We have all had that experience and we risk failure, or at the least mediocrity, if we ignore the voice in our art.” IfsArtVoiceRiskPaintingListeningRuinsCrucialMediocrityBegging Author:Richard Schmid
“I don’t trust painting. At least not in New York. Most painting here relies on formula and repetition, whoring itself to the market. There seems to be no risk and once a painter gets a strategy, very little exploration. As a result, I stopped thinking about painting a long time ago. I prefer forms of art that are more market-resistant, more idea-based, more - for lack of a better word - risky.” ThinkingLittlesArtIdeasSeemsFormResultsRiskNew YorkPaintingStrategyPainterRelyExplorationFormulasRepetitionDon't Trust Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“We need to get a broader awareness. People say climate change is really bad, but painting that picture of what you're putting at risk.” PeopleNeedsRiskAwarenessPaintingClimateClimate Change Author:Bill Gates