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I’m just really impressed by oil paintings - I don’t see how people do it! That’s the style I like: classic oil paintings. Abstract art just isn’t my thing Picture Quote #1

The narrative oftentimes is that everything that comes out of the hood is ‘real,’ and so I thought, ‘I’ll base it on the absurd, the not real. I’ll twist the idea of real on its head and see if I can get away with it. I’ll make paintings that come not from a place but through an abstract gaze.’ Picture Quote #1

Twombly, frankly, was an acquired taste. I was not in love with Twombly the first time I saw one of his paintings Picture Quote #1

I do real paintings, you know. I’m a little messy in the studio, so I’m a bit of a danger. But I just adore it Picture Quote #1

The relationship between art and a job is not quite linear, but I really love any and all manifestations of art, really respect any kind of artistic impulse, whether it’s paintings and sculptures or really good filmmaking or music. I really see the relationships between these different mediums as very fluid Picture Quote #1

All still lifes are actually paintings of the world on the sixth day of creation, when God and the world were alone together, without man! Picture Quote #1

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The earliest paintings I loved were always the most non-referential paintings you can imagine, by painters such as Mondrian. I was thrilled by them because they didn’t refer to anything else. They stood alone, and they were just charged magic objects that did not get their strength from being connected to anything else Picture Quote #1

Not only are most of our citizens fathomlessly ignorant of the glories of American literature, a fast-growing percentage of our students are no longer taught much about any works of American art, be they novels, paintings, symphonies or ballets Picture Quote #1

Michael [Jackson] had paintings of himself at Neverland depicting himself as a knight and surrounded by cherubs and angels. People might think he’s an egomaniac, but he’s not. It’s because the world turned against him Picture Quote #1

I think that there are many aspects to the relationship between humans and animals. But briefly, humans appear to have always been fascinated by them from the time of cave paintings and before Picture Quote #1

The paintings have only ever been ways of exploring architecture. I don’t see them as art Picture Quote #1

I have realised how exciting and easy it is to be a time traveller by looking at paintings and films and architecture and playing music or listening to it. I don’t think you necessarily have to live in the present all the time Picture Quote #1

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There’s something retro about the pop culture references in the paintings, so I’d imagine it’s not as much a pop culture reference as a pop art reference Picture Quote #1

The old, sad art colors are gone. Now I paint bright colors. I paint paintings which are happy, where children are laughing and playing with animals. I paint paradise on Earth. I still paint sadness sometimes, but there is sadness in the world, too Picture Quote #1

Despite all the efforts of art dealers, the number of Rembrandts existing at a given time is limited; yet such paintings are commonly disposed of by auction Picture Quote #1

I believe in originality, primarily. However, it’s important to know what there has been before to aim in that direction. Art history informs us. It informs our mind. I like to look at books, exhibitions, paintings, as a computer, subconsciously taking on information Picture Quote #1

Drawings, paintings, and sculptures. That’s the three pillars of art academia Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t go into the haphazard drawing or the paintings, the splashing of paint. I wanted to go back to a completely dry drawing, a dry conception of art Picture Quote #1

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I am inspired by life, past experiences, what’s to come, women around me, art, colors, paintings, and emotions Picture Quote #1

My interest in art must have started with my Catholic upbringing. Art was everywhere: churches with its paintings, sculptures, stained glass, textiles, and fine metalwork Picture Quote #1

In my 20s, when I was a photojournalist in Beijing. I joined an underground art group and put on clandestine exhibitions of my paintings Picture Quote #1

The things that I look at include Renaissance art. I’m obsessed with churches and paintings of saints Picture Quote #1

Poor Georgia O’Keeffe. Death didn’t soften the opinions of the art world toward her paintings Picture Quote #1

Makeup ignites a psychological transformation of both the wearer and the observer. My paintings sought to locate the subject of art within the manipulation of that altered predisposition Picture Quote #1

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I am a great lover of art, in many forms: paintings, objets, textiles. I don’t have the talent for painting, but I have a very good sense of colour, a love of visual beauty Picture Quote #1

That’s the great thing about art. Anybody can do it if you just believe. With practice, you can make great paintings Picture Quote #1

My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings Picture Quote #1

Does any art have a practical value? People love to talk about how expensive a painting is. That’s the only way we can talk about paintings in this century Picture Quote #1

When I’m not working on a children’s book, I’m painting abstract paintings. That’s probably the most joyous thing for me as an artist. But I do love children’s books Picture Quote #1

I have always wanted to make paintings that are impossible to walk past, paintings that grab and hold your attention. The more you look at them, the more satisfying they become for the viewer. The more time you give to the painting, the more you get back Picture Quote #1

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I’m just really impressed by oil paintings - I don’t see how people do it! That’s the style I like: classic oil paintings. Abstract art just isn’t my thing (Paintings Quotes) The narrative oftentimes is that everything that comes out of the hood is ‘real,’ and so I thought, ‘I’ll base it on the absurd, the not real. I’ll twist the idea of real on its head and see if I can get away with it. I’ll make paintings that come not from a place but through an abstract gaze.’ (Paintings Quotes) Twombly, frankly, was an acquired taste. I was not in love with Twombly the first time I saw one of his paintings (Paintings Quotes) I do real paintings, you know. I’m a little messy in the studio, so I’m a bit of a danger. But I just adore it. (Paintings Quotes) The relationship between art and a job is not quite linear, but I really love any and all manifestations of art, really respect any kind of artistic impulse, whether it’s paintings and sculptures or really good filmmaking or music. I really see the relationships between these different mediums as very fluid. (Paintings Quotes) All still lifes are actually paintings of the world on the sixth day of creation, when God and the world were alone together, without man! (Paintings Quotes) The earliest paintings I loved were always the most non-referential paintings you can imagine, by painters such as Mondrian. I was thrilled by them because they didn’t refer to anything else. They stood alone, and they were just charged magic objects that did not get their strength from being connected to anything else. (Paintings Quotes) Not only are most of our citizens fathomlessly ignorant of the glories of American literature, a fast-growing percentage of our students are no longer taught much about any works of American art, be they novels, paintings, symphonies or ballets. (Paintings Quotes) Michael [Jackson] had paintings of himself at Neverland depicting himself as a knight and surrounded by cherubs and angels. People might think he’s an egomaniac, but he’s not. It’s because the world turned against him. (Paintings Quotes) I think that there are many aspects to the relationship between humans and animals. But briefly, humans appear to have always been fascinated by them from the time of cave paintings and before. (Paintings Quotes) The paintings have only ever been ways of exploring architecture. I don’t see them as art. (Paintings Quotes) I have realised how exciting and easy it is to be a time traveller by looking at paintings and films and architecture and playing music or listening to it. I don’t think you necessarily have to live in the present all the time. (Paintings Quotes) There’s something retro about the pop culture references in the paintings, so I’d imagine it’s not as much a pop culture reference as a pop art reference. (Paintings Quotes) The old, sad art colors are gone. Now I paint bright colors. I paint paintings which are happy, where children are laughing and playing with animals. I paint paradise on Earth. I still paint sadness sometimes, but there is sadness in the world, too. (Paintings Quotes) Despite all the efforts of art dealers, the number of Rembrandts existing at a given time is limited; yet such paintings are commonly disposed of by auction. (Paintings Quotes) I believe in originality, primarily. However, it’s important to know what there has been before to aim in that direction. Art history informs us. It informs our mind. I like to look at books, exhibitions, paintings, as a computer, subconsciously taking on information. (Paintings Quotes) Drawings, paintings, and sculptures. That’s the three pillars of art academia. (Paintings Quotes) I couldn’t go into the haphazard drawing or the paintings, the splashing of paint. I wanted to go back to a completely dry drawing, a dry conception of art. (Paintings Quotes) I am inspired by life, past experiences, what’s to come, women around me, art, colors, paintings, and emotions. (Paintings Quotes) My interest in art must have started with my Catholic upbringing. Art was everywhere: churches with its paintings, sculptures, stained glass, textiles, and fine metalwork. (Paintings Quotes) In my 20s, when I was a photojournalist in Beijing. I joined an underground art group and put on clandestine exhibitions of my paintings. (Paintings Quotes) The things that I look at include Renaissance art. I’m obsessed with churches and paintings of saints. (Paintings Quotes) Poor Georgia O’Keeffe. Death didn’t soften the opinions of the art world toward her paintings. (Paintings Quotes) Makeup ignites a psychological transformation of both the wearer and the observer. My paintings sought to locate the subject of art within the manipulation of that altered predisposition. (Paintings Quotes) I am a great lover of art, in many forms: paintings, objets, textiles. I don’t have the talent for painting, but I have a very good sense of colour, a love of visual beauty. (Paintings Quotes) That’s the great thing about art. Anybody can do it if you just believe. With practice, you can make great paintings. (Paintings Quotes) My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings. (Paintings Quotes) Does any art have a practical value? People love to talk about how expensive a painting is. That’s the only way we can talk about paintings in this century. (Paintings Quotes) When I’m not working on a children’s book, I’m painting abstract paintings. That’s probably the most joyous thing for me as an artist. But I do love children’s books. (Paintings Quotes) I have always wanted to make paintings that are impossible to walk past, paintings that grab and hold your attention. The more you look at them, the more satisfying they become for the viewer. The more time you give to the painting, the more you get back. (Paintings Quotes)

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