Experimental artists build their skills gradually over the course of their careers, improving their work slowly over long periods. These artists are perfectionists and are typically plagued by frustration at their inability to achieve their goals. — David Galenson Copy Share Image
The people who do better and better work are people who are never satisfied. Cezanne would say, 'I think I've accomplished something,' but then… — David Galenson Copy Share Image
Experimental artists build their skills gradually over the course of their careers, improving their work slowly over long periods. These artists are perfectionists and… — David Galenson Copy Share Image
Important artists are innovators whose work changes the practices of their successors. — David Galenson Copy Share Image
There are two very different types of artists: those I call Old Masters, who work by trial and error and tend to improve with… — David Galenson Copy Share Image
It's not curators, it's not critics, it's not the public, it's not collectors who find great artists - it's other artists. — David Galenson Copy Share Image
Titian and Rembrandt, Monet and Rodin, Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier, Mark Twain and Henry James, Robert Frost and Elizabeth Bishop, to name… — David Galenson Copy Share Image
Artists have made innovations in many areas... But whatever the nature of an artist's innovation, its importance ultimately depends on the extent of its… — David Galenson Copy Share Image
The precision of their goals allows conceptual artists to be satisfied that they have produced one or more works that achieve a particular purpose...… — David Galenson Copy Share Image
Artists who have produced experimental innovations have been motivated by aesthetic criteria: they have aimed at presenting visual perceptions. Their goals are imprecise, so… — David Galenson Copy Share Image
