“I frequently lock myself in my studio. I do not often see the people I love, and in the end I shall suffer for it... painting is one's private life.” PeopleEndsSufferingPaintingSolitudeStudiosLocksPrivate Life Book:Drawings Source: Drawings
“l can do very well without God both in my life and in my painting, but l cannot, ill as I am, do without something which is greater than l, which is my life — the power to create.” WellsI CanArtistSufferingGreaterAtheismPaintingWithout God Author:Vincent Van Gogh
“There are moods in which we court suffering, in the hope that here, at least, we shall find reality, sharp peaks and edges of truth. But it turns out to be scene-painting and counterfeit. The only thing grief has taught me is to know how shallow it is.” KnowsRealityPainSufferingTurnsGriefKnow HowTaughtPaintingSceneExperienceCourtEdgesMoodShallowCounterfeit Book:Self-Reliance and Other Essays Source: Self-Reliance and Other Essays
“The denunciation of suffering by photography has replaced the religious justification of suffering in painting. Denunciation is a function of photojournalism, and in itself that's a step in the right direction.” SufferingReligiousStepsPaintingPhotographyFunctionJustificationReplacedRight DirectionPhotojournalismSteps In The Right Direction Author:Luc Delahaye
“There's a reticence necessary when you consider the suffering of others. Into the space created by that reticence, you bring in those things that best help us confront ambiguity: music, painting, film, and so on.” HelpingFilmSufferingSpacePaintingAmbiguitySuffering Of OthersReticence Author:Teju Cole