For me, the whole idea of the radically new is tied to a close reconsideration of older sources. I like to give myself over to those sources, as points of origin, in order to bring things forward. My approach requires me to internalize my sources as much as possible in the hope that new themes might emerge. The material has to be internalized in order for it to live again. Ultimately, paintings reveal themselves on the basis of what they are. They are inseparable from the physical process that goes into their making.
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 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.
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 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…
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 have been very influenced by the Japanese concept of space - the preciousness of space, and how one's environment can be shaped to make the most ou… - Philip Taaffe
I have been very influenced by the Japanese concept of space - the preciousness of space, and how one's environment can be shaped to make the most ou…
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 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…
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