“I was pretty impressed during the opening of one of my shows, when the five-year-old daughter of a well-known movie actress took a running jump at one of my paintings, like she was diving into a swimming pool. I preferred to treat her impulse as a compliment rather than insult. Sadly she hurt herself more than the painting.” YearsWellsChildrenShowsRunningHurtKnownFivePaintingDaughterTreatsActressesOpeningImpulseFive YearsInsultComplimentSwimmingPoolImpressedWell KnownDivingFive Year OldsSwimming Pool Author:James Nares
“My father is a well known artist, Ted Dyer, who has been painting for many years. Our work is very different, but growing up surrounded by paintings, paints, easels and art books does have an effect.” YearsWellsDoeHas BeensArtBookDifferentArtistFatherKnownGrowing UpGrowingEffectsPaintingPaintWell Known Author:John Dyer
“There's a lot of difference between being well known and being notorious and the black paintings didn't make me well known - they made me notorious.” WellsMadeBlackDifferencesKnownPaintingWell KnownNotorious Author:Frank Stella
“In general, in painting sometimes people like Picasso or somebody are not very well known in the beginning, sometimes they become well known just before they die, or sometimes after they have died. I think these people start to be artists after they've stopped existing.” PeopleThinkingWellsSometimesArtistDiesKnownPaintingDiedWell Known Author:Rokia Traore