Extremes are for us as if they were not, and as if we were not in regard to them; they escape from us, or we from them.
A visit to a museum is a search for beauty, truth, and meaning in our lives. Go to museums as often as you can.
What protects you in this world from sadness and from the loss of an ability to do something?. . . Work and love.
I tell you these stories because these things happen to everyone. It's not about being starched or polished or cute or polite. It's about having ears that stick out, about breaking yet another glass. It's about seeing something for the first time and making a million mistakes and not ever getting completely discouraged.
Flowers lead to books, which lead to thinking and not thinking and then more flowers and music, music. Then many more flowers and many more books.
Go out and walk. That is the glory of life.
My dream is to walk around the world. A smallish backpack, all essentials neatly in place. A camera. A notebook. A traveling paint set. A hat. Good shoes. A nice pleated (green?) skirt for the occasional seaside hotel afternoon dance.
The art is more important than the artist. The work is more important than the person who does it. You must be prepared to sacrifice all the you could possibly have, be, or do; you must be willing to go all the way for your art. If it is a question between choosing between your life and a work of art -- any work of art -- your decision is made for you.
I wanted to be a painter, somewhere between Abstract Expressionism and Pop.
Americans have powerfully sensed that we're off track. There is a structural challenge in our economy that needs to be addressed.
People think I'm crazy and reckless but I'm absolutely not. . . I'm soooo safe and soooo careful and I won't do anything that feels like I could break something