When I was younger I was very opinionated about art. And then, I realized that I kind of recognized this pattern where… — Joe Bradley Art Copy Share Image
The thing is that the money issue looms so large in art now. And it has absolutely nothing to do with art.… — Joe Bradley Absolutely nothing Copy Share Image
I think what's happened in art criticism, or art thinking, in last 30 or 40 years is a confusion between the "what"… — Joe Bradley Art Copy Share Image
It's a funny semantic turn - when someone paints a landscape, no one says they "borrowed" it, only that they painted it. — Joe Bradley Borrowed Copy Share Image
I guess I have no motivation to make an abstract painting, even if they sometimes read as abstract. I think, with abstraction,… — Joe Bradley Abstract Copy Share Image
I've had phases where the compass point seems lost. It can happen for various reasons, among them, that you're trying to do… — Joe Bradley Compass Copy Share Image
There are different kinds of concentration required to make a painting, different kinds of being present. — Joe Bradley Concentration Copy Share Image
The internet might be a convenience, but it hasn't yet, for me, been a fundamental reordering. These things are supposed to be… — Joe Bradley Convenience Copy Share Image
A fake friend is your best friend at the perfect time so keep your eyes wide and never lend a dime -… — Joe Bradley Best friend Copy Share Image
I give myself different roles. I think in different ways on different days. Sometimes I think of it as cooking - different… — Joe Bradley Cooking Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in popular culture, particularly. I'm not against it, I'm not avoiding it, but I'm not interested in it as… — Joe Bradley Avoiding Copy Share Image
You have the 20th century wrapping up and everything is moving at this breakneck speed? And then, painting is still walking. It's… — Joe Bradley 20th century Copy Share Image
When there's a painting in the room, my eye goes right to it. It's like if you go into a bar and… — Joe Bradley Bars Copy Share Image
I remember looking at books when I was in high school, but I don't think I really stood in front of a… — Joe Bradley Book Copy Share Image
There's art that I think is pretty silly, but it doesn't get under my skin like it used to. — Joe Bradley Art Copy Share Image
I'm also interested in something that can happen later in life. In midstream, you can suddenly take what looks like a detour;… — Joe Bradley Detours Copy Share Image
I can only think of a handful of artists that can make a funny painting or a funny sculpture without it feeling… — Joe Bradley Art Copy Share Image
The other day I cried I'm a real man I could scream it with some pride, But my girl held me and… — Joe Bradley First time Copy Share Image
I always like being surprised and sort of caught off guard by other people's work. So it doesn't cause me any anxiety… — Joe Bradley Anxiety Copy Share Image
Painting can also be too earnest at times and that's a drag. You don't want to go in that direction either. It… — Joe Bradley Audience Copy Share Image
I think painting has that unique potential to project opposing viewpoints. — Joe Bradley Opposing Copy Share Image
I'm not a planner. I should be more articulate about what the imagery means, but I don't have a good reason for… — Joe Bradley Imagery Copy Share Image
I think, with abstraction, it's easy to fall into a sort of pastiche. — Joe Bradley Abstraction Copy Share Image
Technology's always changing. There was a time where oil painting was a new technology. That changed painting. — Joe Bradley Changed Copy Share Image
