Art Makes Children Powerful
Bob and Roberta Smith
Dellasposa Gallery
£960
“I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop and move on to something else.”
“Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. I try to act in that gap between the two.”
“I’m curious to see what happens when you remove all the filters and start from scratch.”
“I really feel that I’m a collaborator with materials. I don’t feel that I dictate the materials.”
“The artist’s job is to be a witness to his time in history.”
“I’m interested in imperfections, quirkiness, insanity, unpredictability. That’s what we really pay attention to anyway.”
“I don’t want a picture to look like something it isn’t. I want it to look like something it is.”
“I’m not looking for perfection. I’m looking for some kind of balance, some kind of harmony.”
“Art is the guarantee of sanity.”
“I work in the gap between art and life.”
“The most interesting thing about art is that it’s a constant discovery.”
“I don’t want ideas. I want a boatload of possibilities.”
“You begin with the possibilities of the material.”
“I’ve always been interested in the space between art and life.”
“I’m interested in the things that I can’t see, the things that I can’t touch.”
“Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. I try to act in that gap between the two.”
“I work in response to what I’m given.”
“The world is all of us. It’s not just a chosen few. It’s everyone.”
“I’m not interested in belonging to any club that will have me as a member.”
“I’m not trying to get anywhere. I’m just trying to do what I do.”
