Think of an abstract painting as very, very low relief - a thing, not a picture. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes abstract low paint
The last time money left the art world, intrepid types maxed out their credit cards and opened galleries, and a few of them have become the best in the world. Jerry Saltz artcardcredit Change image and share on social
I also take pleasure in the so-called negative power in Grotjahn's work. That is, I love his paintings for what they are not. Unlike much art of the past decade, Grotjahn isn't simply working from a prescribed checklist of academically acceptable, curator-approved 'isms' and twists. Jerry Saltz academicallyacceptableapprove share on social
Abstraction is one of the greatest visionary tools ever invented by human beings to imagine, decipher, and depict the world. Jerry Saltz abstractionbeingdecipher Change image and share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
From a good lie in the middle of a fairway bunker, I'll make the same swing as I do from an average fairway lie. I'll dig my feet in slightly and keep my lower body stable so I won't slip, but I don't change my club selection or setup. It's only when the ball is sitting down in the sand that I'll make some modifications. Ernie Els averageballbody share on social
It is about this very abstract sense of displacement that he feels the moment he turns off the television. Atom Egoyan abstractdisplacementfelt Change image and share on social