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Always let intuitive perception precede analysis.

Walter Darby Bannard

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Walter Darby Bannard
Age: 82 †
Born: 1934
Born: January 1
Died: 2016
Died: October 2
Painter
Printmaker
New Haven
Connecticut
Darby Bannard
W. Darby Bannard
Walter Bannard
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Analysis
Perception
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Don't apologize, justify or rationalize bad art or bad writing. If you do, you are part of it.
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The more freedom artists have to do what they want to do, the more they do what other artists are doing.
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Craft' gets a bad rap. Mediocre art is not caused by craft it is caused by artists. Good art employs whatever craft works best.
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Writing about art is only useful when it leads to the experience of art.
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It matters little if something is 'craft' or 'art.' The question is only this: does it give me pleasure?
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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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An ivory tower is a fine place as long as the door is open.
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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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