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Art is there for nourishment, not explication.

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
Nourishment
Satisfaction
Art

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Part of history is facts. The other part is what we find easier to believe.
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One needs to be right before getting righteous.
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Good art looks new because the artist has recombined something old to make something better.
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Whether something is called art is beside the point. What counts is what happens when you ask it to actually be art.
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A critic without a good eye is a eunuch in a harem.
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Great art does not break with the past. It breaks with the present by emulating the best of the past.
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When inspiration dies, imitation thrives.
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In ART as in Life the Best Way to REMEDY mistakes is to take advantage of them.
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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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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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Don't explain, enjoy.
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Postmodernism lives in the academy, where words abandon reality to serve ambition, and reputations rise on hot air.
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