I have a fairly unwieldy set of concerns that go into determining what I do in the paintings, such as the history of the decorative, patterns of cultural migration, Islamic art and design, Byzantine architecture, the annals of natural history, as well as contemporary painting. All of these things are filtered through my own sense of cultural urgency. How I proceed with the work has to do with how I respond to this instinctively chosen mass of materials. I'm weighing many things and making many decisions before I even get started on a painting.
Design is meant to grab you and win you over. It is meant to function in a way so as to make life easier. Obviously painting has to do with something… - Philip Taaffe
Design is meant to grab you and win you over. It is meant to function in a way so as to make life easier. Obviously painting has to do with something…
- Philip Taaffe
I have a fairly unwieldy set of concerns that go into determining what I do in the paintings, such as the history of the decorative, patterns of cult… - Philip Taaffe
I have a fairly unwieldy set of concerns that go into determining what I do in the paintings, such as the history of the decorative, patterns of cult…
There is a tendency in my work toward minimalism, in terms of stripping away the unnecessary. I am seeking a tightly ordered gestalt, usually. I've a… - Philip Taaffe
There is a tendency in my work toward minimalism, in terms of stripping away the unnecessary. I am seeking a tightly ordered gestalt, usually. I've a…
I'm very tolerant of other art and other artists. But what I truly appreciate, what I truly admire in contemporary art, is work that takes on more th… - Philip Taaffe
I'm very tolerant of other art and other artists. But what I truly appreciate, what I truly admire in contemporary art, is work that takes on more th…
I'm not so interested in the effort that it takes to have a self-promotional outlook. I believe in being quiet and making my work and just trying to … - Philip Taaffe
I'm not so interested in the effort that it takes to have a self-promotional outlook. I believe in being quiet and making my work and just trying to …
I think that is the role of the artist in society - the cultural role of the artist is to perform a healing function. - Philip Taaffe
I think that is the role of the artist in society - the cultural role of the artist is to perform a healing function.
Art exists through the act of making. It has to somehow be made manifest to another person. It has to do with what one wants to see manifest, what on… - Philip Taaffe
Art exists through the act of making. It has to somehow be made manifest to another person. It has to do with what one wants to see manifest, what on…
I don't want to fetishize the past. I want there to be a natural sequence coming out of a synthesis of the ideas and information that I gather togeth… - Philip Taaffe
I don't want to fetishize the past. I want there to be a natural sequence coming out of a synthesis of the ideas and information that I gather togeth…
I'm not so interested in this series of ruptures, where minimalism took over pop art, and then neo-expressionism was a triumph over that. I'm not int… - Philip Taaffe
I'm not so interested in this series of ruptures, where minimalism took over pop art, and then neo-expressionism was a triumph over that. I'm not int…
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion