“When you're on a highway, viewing the western U.S. with the mountains and the flatness and the desert and all that, it's very much like my paintings.” PaintingMountainWesternDesertHighwaysFlatness Author:Edward Ruscha
“You know, face painting in non-Western cultures is a sign of collectivism, is a sign of one representing the community, it's not unique at all.” KnowsFacesCultureCommunityPaintingUniqueWesternRepresentingCollectivismWestern Culture Author:Joseph Jarman
“Western artists stand as humans looking at nature; Asian artists try to be in nature. You become one with nature rather than painting a portrait of it. That's a big shift.” TryingHumansBigsArtistPaintingWesternPortraitsAsianOne With Nature Author:Brice Marden
“I went to art school, and every Tuesday and Friday we drew the nude. If you look at Western painting, male and female nudes are in the center of every painting. It's difficult and exciting to draw the nude. Why get so upset about this? It's our duty to break taboos.” IfsLooksArtSchoolDifficultBreakPaintingDutyDrawsFemaleExcitingWesternMalesUpsetFridayTabooTuesdayArt School Author:Peter Greenaway
“I have a lot of problems with Western European easel painting.” ProblemPaintingWestern Author:Kehinde Wiley
“In the end I'm in love with it [Western European easel painting]. And that's where a lot of the influence from the work comes from.” EndsInfluencePaintingWestern Author:Kehinde Wiley