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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.
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
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W. Darby Bannard
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When anything goes, everything goes.
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When imitation goes over big, it isn't imitation, it is a trend.
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Always let intuitive perception precede analysis.
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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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When you write something new about science, other scientists may not like it but they pay attention because it is subject to proof. When you write something new about art, it is subject only to the reader's discomfort, and will probably be rejected.
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Too much freedom inhibits choice. Constructive narrowness clarifies choice.
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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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