Like no matter what happens, this would be the ultimate, they can make something positive happen.
One should be intelligent enough to know when not to be too intellectual
Obviously a drawing of a person is not a real person, but a drawing of a line is a real line.
A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed to another mind in some tangible form.
New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas.
You belong in the most secret part of you. Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you—draw and paint your fear and anxiety.
When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.
Some years ago our Japanese counterparts asked us to resume the discussions of the issue and so we did meeting them halfway. Over the passed couple of years the contacts were practically frozen on the initiative of the Japanese side, not ours. At the same time, presently our partners have expressed their eagerness to resume discussions on this issue [the Kuril Islands].
If you want to drop off the face of the earth, just be an assistant coach.
Taste may change, but inclination never.
They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.