When you come up in the art world, whatevers in the air, the issues of…

Chuck Close
75 citations
When you come up in the art world, whatevers in the air, the issues of the moment, end up becoming part of the working method or modus operandi of how you think about doing a painting. And I came up at a time when-actually painting was dead when I came up. Sculpture sort of ruled.
Death Sadness Thought
33

More Author Quotes

Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow.
All the fingerprint paintings are done without a grid.
Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make … ▶
Every idea occurs while you are working. If you are sitting around waiting for inspiration, you could sit there forever.
I build a painting by putting little marks together-some look like hot dogs, some like doughnuts.

When you come up in the art world, whatevers in the air, the issues of the moment, end up becoming part of the working method or modus operandi of how you think about doing a painting. And I came up at a time when-actually painting was dead when I came up. Sculpture sort of ruled.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes