Instead of last man standing, it'll be last man smiling.
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.
- 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 … - 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 …
Your style is who you are when you’re not trying to be clever or better than you actually are. - John Currin
Your style is who you are when you’re not trying to be clever or better than you actually are.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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