The painting is not on a surface, but on a plane which is imagined. It moves in a mind. It is not there physically at all. It is an illusion, a piece of magic, so that what you see is not what you see.
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In my experience a painting is not made with colors and paint at all. I don't know what a painting is; who knows what sets off even the desire to paint?Philip Guston
I'm not interested in painting I'm not interested in making a picture. Then what the hell am I interested in I must be interested in this process.
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To paint is a possessing rather than a picturing.
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Painting and sculpture are very archaic forms. It's the only thing left in our industrial society where an individual alone can make something with not just his own hands, but brains, imagination, heart maybe.
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Look at any inspired painting. It's like a gong sounding; it puts you in a state of reverberation.
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