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Most people find facts irritating. Facts interfere with their systems of denial.
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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Postmodernism is silly and joyless at the same time.
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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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Good art, no matter how simple or casual-seeming, always carries a high density of choice.
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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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Good art has everything you need to know about it in the work, not on a wall label. Art is here to take us beyond language.
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Trying to be original is futile. If you have no place to go, stay home and cook.
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