A painting of any quality is always going to have nerdy energy, an affirmation behind it. It's gonna be like a kid playing a video game.
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
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 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 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…
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.
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.
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 …
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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