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Walter Darby Bannard
Age: 82 †
Born: 1934
Born: January 1
Died: 2016
Died: October 2
Painter
Printmaker
New Haven
Connecticut
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W. Darby Bannard
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Complete freedom debilitates art but reveals much about character.
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Art is making something better without knowing what better is until you make it.
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There is no best way to make art, but there are a lot of better ways.
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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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If you learn something too well, it will get in the way of your perception of reality.
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Of course I will look at anything, but I have not got the time or the patience to keep on looking at art that I know could be better. I don't want art that needs fixing, I want art that sends me back to the studio to fix my own.
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Truth is not always hard to find it is often staring you in the face. The problem with truth is that it is hard to believe. It is even harder to get other people to believe.
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Nothing is as hopeless as trying to justify art in words.
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Conceptual art' is an oxymoron. Concepts are articulations of fact or supposition, not attributes of quality.
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Originality is way overrated. To make, you need to take. All great artists do.
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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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When realistic images or patterns are seen in an abstract painting, they are often parallels brought about by processes in painting which echo processes in nature.
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Good art, no matter how simple or casual-seeming, always carries a high density of choice.
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Most 'profound truths' are just timely ideas.
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Don't explain, enjoy.
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Stale artifacts of the past' are always 'active components of the present moment' when they are experienced in the present moment.
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When imitation goes over big, it isn't imitation, it is a trend.
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Science is a matter of adjusting language to explain material reality. Art is a matter of adjusting material reality to create a sense of life.
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A critic without a good eye is a eunuch in a harem.
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