Works of art produced in the contemporary world are a further expression of that. But I don't think there is an active, ongoing nihilist self-consciousness in the artist. Leonard Baskin activeartartist Change image and share on social
The art schools... you get young kids doing the most vile and meaningless crap. I think they believe every bit of it. Leonard Baskin artbitecrap Change image and share on social
It took me fifty years to deal with the Holocaust at all. And I did it in a literary way. Leonard Baskin dealfiftyholocaust Change image and share on social
I always felt I needed to teach to survive. Leonard Baskin feltneedsurvive Change image and share on social
I always felt that I had anxiety of survival in terms of livelihood even when I was making plenty of money. Leonard Baskin anxietyfeltlivelihood Change image and share on social
I think there is an element of nihilism about, but I don't think most artists feel their work is meaningless. Leonard Baskin artistelementfeel Change image and share on social
I think if you touch ordinary people, they're simply ordinary people, the way they've always been. They work hard, they don't have really as much as they should. Leonard Baskin hardhaveordinary Change image and share on social
There is, however, a change going on in the world. There's far more interest in drawing now than there has been in a long, long time. Schools are beginning to teach drawing again in a serious and meaningful way. Leonard Baskin beginchangedraw share on social
I think the leaders inevitably express the people they are leading. Leonard Baskin expressinevitablylead Change image and share on social
Of course, I did lots of what would be called graphic design now, what used to be called commercial art. Leonard Baskin artcallcommercial Change image and share on social
