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Many years ago, Clement Greenberg said, 'All profoundly original work looks ugly at first.' This should be updated now to 'All profoundly ugly work looks original at first.
Walter Darby Bannard
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Walter Darby Bannard
Age: 82 †
Born: 1934
Born: January 1
Died: 2016
Died: October 2
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New Haven
Connecticut
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W. Darby Bannard
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Art is like a butterfly fluttering in a meadow. Analysis of art is like a butterfly on a pin. Each has its value, but we must always be aware of the difference, and what is gained or lost.
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Asking art to express ideas is like asking a Sumo wrestler to play charades.
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What is sublime? / the artist said. / I haven't time / to be well read. / To be sub lime / I'll place, instead, / green citrus fruit / upon my head.
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When good ideas get put to bad use, it is the fault of the user, not the idea.
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One needs to be right before getting righteous.
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Convention and restriction release inhibition and provoke the imagination.
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Postmodernism does not help us understand good art. It encourages art that can be easily understood and throws in something catchy to cover the loss of mystery.
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Originality is way overrated. To make, you need to take. All great artists do.
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When you have made a good painting, don't do another like it, but remember the process, what you did, what you were thinking and feeling.
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Postmodernism is Modernism with Alzheimer's.
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Always let intuitive perception precede analysis.
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When imitation goes over big, it isn't imitation, it is a trend.
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When you make the obvious mysterious, then the mysterious becomes unavailable.
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Art is making something better without knowing what better is until you make it.
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Postmodernism does not facilitate better art. It rationalizes inferior art by wrapping it in words - a suit of armor with nobody inside.
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Art that wants to be felt does not have the need to be admired.
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