That was an important development for me, just realizing that you need to follow your pleasure, at least as a painter. I think any kind of artist needs to, no matter what you're doing.
A lot of times maturing as an artist is just starting to do the things you like to do. - John Currin
A lot of times maturing as an artist is just starting to do the things you like to do.
- John Currin
I think a big problem with art school is that it makes people feel like they have to be interested in everything that's of high quality. - John Currin
I think a big problem with art school is that it makes people feel like they have to be interested in everything that's of high quality.
In a capitalist system, things are valued by what people will pay for them. - John Currin
In a capitalist system, things are valued by what people will pay for them.
I think a lot of people take a scholarly approach where they feel like you're supposed to study things that depress you. - John Currin
I think a lot of people take a scholarly approach where they feel like you're supposed to study things that depress you.
When I went to college, and I went to art school, I started to realize that Warhol was cool and that pop art was fun. - John Currin
When I went to college, and I went to art school, I started to realize that Warhol was cool and that pop art was fun.
There is no misery in art. All art is about saying yes, and all art is about its own making. - John Currin
There is no misery in art. All art is about saying yes, and all art is about its own making.
I'd like to get the sex thing over with, but I realized I'm not done with it. You should never will a change in your work - you have to work an idea … - John Currin
I'd like to get the sex thing over with, but I realized I'm not done with it. You should never will a change in your work - you have to work an idea …
You have to like everything that you're painting. Maybe on a narrative level it seems harsh... but I like everything in all my paintings. It's as if … - John Currin
You have to like everything that you're painting. Maybe on a narrative level it seems harsh... but I like everything in all my paintings. It's as if …
I find I can't get rid of my trashiness as an artist. A lot of my themes in painting, to the extent that there are intentional themes, are meant to b… - John Currin
I find I can't get rid of my trashiness as an artist. A lot of my themes in painting, to the extent that there are intentional themes, are meant to b…
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