One of the things I love within music and within sports is how often musicians and athletes thank their audience. In the art world, you would never hear that.
Personally, I never believe an artist saying "I do it for myself" is saying the truth, because why would you go through the trouble of making somethi… - Eric Fischl
Personally, I never believe an artist saying "I do it for myself" is saying the truth, because why would you go through the trouble of making somethi…
- Eric Fischl
I don't think my work is so much about opening up wounds. I think it's about understanding the nature of the wound. I'm not bleeding on the canvas. I… - Eric Fischl
I don't think my work is so much about opening up wounds. I think it's about understanding the nature of the wound. I'm not bleeding on the canvas. I…
Almost all of my early art dealt with the fallout from middle-class taboos, the messy, the ambivalent emotions couples felt, the inherent racism, the… - Eric Fischl
Almost all of my early art dealt with the fallout from middle-class taboos, the messy, the ambivalent emotions couples felt, the inherent racism, the…
Connecting to something keeps our empathy alive. - Eric Fischl
Connecting to something keeps our empathy alive.
What experience has shown me is that it takes your life to become an artist. - Eric Fischl
What experience has shown me is that it takes your life to become an artist.
Connecting to another is one of the most important things in the world and you can keep expanding that connection - one person, a family, a community… - Eric Fischl
Connecting to another is one of the most important things in the world and you can keep expanding that connection - one person, a family, a community…
The saying "the business of art is different than the purpose of art" makes sense, and what are you going to do about that? You have some obligation … - Eric Fischl
The saying "the business of art is different than the purpose of art" makes sense, and what are you going to do about that? You have some obligation …
If you worry about how good the art is, you're never going to make your own art. - Eric Fischl
If you worry about how good the art is, you're never going to make your own art.
Nudity is a problem for Americans. It disrupts our social exchange. - Eric Fischl
Nudity is a problem for Americans. It disrupts our social exchange.
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