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> [I've always wished that I had a great ability to verbalize art theory and find a way that I fit in to the whole lineage, but I don't have a clue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/i-ve-always-wished-that-i-had-a-great-ability-to-verbalize-art-theory/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

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> [I try to write art theory down and understand it but I'm not a writer. I don't want to impress people with my writing. I'd rather impress people with my ability to see and feel it and then share that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/i-try-to-write-art-theory-down-and-understand-it-but-i-m-not-a-writer/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

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## More by Damian Loeb

> [I started getting afraid of dying. I don't have any religion and I wanted to understand something about these greater powers without anthropomorphizing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/i-started-getting-afraid-of-dying-i-don-t-have-any-religion-and-i/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [I've always wished that I had a great ability to verbalize art theory and find a way that I fit in to the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/i-ve-always-wished-that-i-had-a-great-ability-to-verbalize-art-theory/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [It's been so much a part of my life the thinking that I go through is crucial. I found that if I don't paint…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/it-s-been-so-much-a-part-of-my-life-the-thinking-that-i-go-through-is/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [Each painting, I feel like I kind of might have gotten something. If I feel like I totally got it, there's probably something wrong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/each-painting-i-feel-like-i-kind-of-might-have-gotten-something-if-i/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [If it weren't for how esoteric the art world likes to be, I would love actually to play the music in the shows, painting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/if-it-weren-t-for-how-esoteric-the-art-world-likes-to-be-i-would-love/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [I always thought being an artist was a lazy job. I was wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/i-always-thought-being-an-artist-was-a-lazy-job-i-was-wrong/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [All I want to do is realism and follow the tradition of realism. And explore what realism should be now be after the ubiquity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/all-i-want-to-do-is-realism-and-follow-the-tradition-of-realism-and/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [You just can't control your art in the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/you-just-can-t-control-your-art-in-the-future/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [We discard the personal specifics which don't conform to the ideal conventional beauty created by art directors and cinematographers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/we-discard-the-personal-specifics-which-don-t-conform-to-the-ideal/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [Every show I've done, I've just wanted to understand something of this weird life that I woke up in. I've never woken up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/every-show-i-ve-done-i-ve-just-wanted-to-understand-something-of-this/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [I had no interest in high school besides art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/i-had-no-interest-in-high-school-besides-art/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [I'm a painter, I'm an artist. I take things too far sometimes. I really need some comfort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/i-m-a-painter-i-m-an-artist-i-take-things-too-far-sometimes-i-really/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [I have always been interested in having people fall into the image and be aware of their reaction first, and then think about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/i-have-always-been-interested-in-having-people-fall-into-the-image/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [I wanted to finally feel better about understanding. I painted my wife because I wanted to understand her. I can talk to her, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/i-wanted-to-finally-feel-better-about-understanding-i-painted-my-wife/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

> [Our memories are convenient lies we create, cribbing images from others' experiences. We discard the personal specifics which don't conform to the ideal conventional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-loeb/our-memories-are-convenient-lies-we-create-cribbing-images-from/)

[Damian Loeb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-loeb/)

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