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> [There is a tendency in my work toward minimalism, in terms of stripping away the unnecessary. I am seeking a tightly ordered gestalt, usually. I've always felt a strong affinity towards Mondrian's work. I understand the importance of those subtle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/there-is-a-tendency-in-my-work-toward-minimalism-in-terms-of/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

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## More by Philip Taaffe

> [What excites me and what I find most compelling is clearly not what excites other artists. It comes from my own idiosyncratic background and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/what-excites-me-and-what-i-find-most-compelling-is-clearly-not-what/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [I'm not so interested in the effort that it takes to have a self-promotional outlook. I believe in being quiet and making my work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/i-m-not-so-interested-in-the-effort-that-it-takes-to-have-a-self/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [Art exists through the act of making. It has to somehow be made manifest to another person. It has to do with what one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/art-exists-through-the-act-of-making-it-has-to-somehow-be-made/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [I think that is the role of the artist in society - the cultural role of the artist is to perform a healing function.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/i-think-that-is-the-role-of-the-artist-in-society-the-cultural-role/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [There is a tendency in my work toward minimalism, in terms of stripping away the unnecessary. I am seeking a tightly ordered gestalt, usually.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/there-is-a-tendency-in-my-work-toward-minimalism-in-terms-of/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [It's hard to fathom the psychology of the economics of art. I don't quite understand it, and I don't necessarily want to understand it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/it-s-hard-to-fathom-the-psychology-of-the-economics-of-art-i-don-t/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [I have a fairly unwieldy set of concerns that go into determining what I do in the paintings, such as the history of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/i-have-a-fairly-unwieldy-set-of-concerns-that-go-into-determining/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [An artist makes something to be physically experienced by another person. It's a raw, freely chosen, interpersonal relationship between the maker and the viewer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/an-artist-makes-something-to-be-physically-experienced-by-another/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [Ideas in art may be quite evident, and sometimes they're hidden. Sometimes they're simple, and sometimes they're quite complex. Great works of art can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/ideas-in-art-may-be-quite-evident-and-sometimes-they-re-hidden/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [I have been very influenced by the Japanese concept of space - the preciousness of space, and how one's environment can be shaped to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/i-have-been-very-influenced-by-the-japanese-concept-of-space-the/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [I will do a lot of research and create a lot of material for use in one painting. And then I go on discovering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/i-will-do-a-lot-of-research-and-create-a-lot-of-material-for-use-in/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [I don't want to fetishize the past. I want there to be a natural sequence coming out of a synthesis of the ideas and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/i-don-t-want-to-fetishize-the-past-i-want-there-to-be-a-natural/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [I'm trying to make a primitive painting. I'm trying to summon the archaic. I want to enter into a primitive situation. This is my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/i-m-trying-to-make-a-primitive-painting-i-m-trying-to-summon-the/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [Design is meant to grab you and win you over. It is meant to function in a way so as to make life easier.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/design-is-meant-to-grab-you-and-win-you-over-it-is-meant-to-function/)

[Philip Taaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-taaffe/)

> [I'm very tolerant of other art and other artists. But what I truly appreciate, what I truly admire in contemporary art, is work that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-taaffe/i-m-very-tolerant-of-other-art-and-other-artists-but-what-i-truly/)

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