A painting of a person can be descriptive, but for me it's about all the things that make up a picture - the feelings, the brushstrokes - more than describing somebody. People latch on to the personalities when they talk about my work and forget the other parts.
From Elizabeth Peyton
There's something in music that fascinates me - how it communicates emotion so immediately. That's something I wanted in my paintings.
In 19th-century France, artists were part of government. Artists are very sensitive to their time. They're very thoughtful people - it makes sense to hear what they have to say.
The faces people make when they are photographed and the face they have when you draw them are very different.
I love the idea that someone I like would have a piece of mine in their house and have a relationship with it.
If art is any good, it has so much of a longer trajectory than one night. Contemporary art is separate from art openings. In the end, it depends on the strength of ideas in each piece.
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