Artists don't really want to be marginalized. They believe that everybody should be able to appreciate the experience that an artist gives them, an experience that connects us to each other in a deep way. — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
The truth is that painting is all about scale; you use scale to create experience. A lot of artists have lost that ability. They don't even know that's something they should be doing. — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
I think of art as a glue, a cultural and social glue. It's one of the means that has served to show us the… — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
I don't think my work is so much about opening up wounds. I think it's about understanding the nature of the wound. I'm not… — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
Connecting to another is one of the most important things in the world and you can keep expanding that connection - one person, a… — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
If you worry about how good the art is, you're never going to make your own art. — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
Artists don't really want to be marginalized. They believe that everybody should be able to appreciate the experience that an artist gives them, an… — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
Almost all of my early art dealt with the fallout from middle-class taboos, the messy, the ambivalent emotions couples felt, the inherent racism, the… — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
Artists of my generation were not educated. We were not given the equipment because it was generally believed to be irrelevant. — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
A precision of composition and figuration is what I'm working toward. I've always felt viewers should have an experience without having to ask what… — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
The truth is that painting is all about scale; you use scale to create experience. A lot of artists have lost that ability. They… — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
Personally, I never believe an artist saying "I do it for myself" is saying the truth, because why would you go through the trouble… — Eric Fischl Copy Share Image
