We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm not an abstract artist; I leave that to others. To me, abstract art ended with Kazimir Malevich's 'Black Square.' To continue it is senseless.
Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness.
Our culture now wonderfully, alchemically transforms images and history into artistic material. The possibilities seem endless and wide open.
We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival.
Art has to be reflective of our society.
The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.
I think we're much smarter than we were. Everybody knows that abstract art can be art, and most people know that they may not like it, even if they understand there's another purpose to it.
The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract.
What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation.
There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.