I don't think I'm an artist or that I'm doing anything superintellectual. What's important to me is to get a visceral reaction from people, for them to want that coat because they think it's beautiful.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't know very many people in the art world, only socialise with the few I like, and have little time to gnaw my nails with anxiety about any criticism I hear about.
It is not an aesthetic misstep to make the viewer aware of the paint and the painter's hand. Such an empathetic awareness lies at the heart of aesthetic appreciation.
I paint people not because of what they are like, not exactly in spite of what they are like, but how they happen to be.
I always feel attacked when I'm asked about my painting.
I'm not an artist. I'm a fashion designer of clothes.
People say, 'Why don't you just paint with paintbrushes?' I say that I feel more connected to my painting using my skin. It's very tribal in a way - savage!
I am a very aesthetic person.
You're going to react to a painting in a way that the painting demands you react.
I believe that the reason why I love painting so much is that it forces one to be objective. There is nothing I hate more than sentimentality.
I paint according to the moment and the theme. I don't have any prejudice. Life concerns me.