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From Quotes by Philip Guston
- I do not see why the loss of faith in the known image and symbol in our time should be celebrated as a freedom. It…
- Painting is an illusion, a piece of magic, so what you see is not what you see. I don't know what a painting is; who…
- Then you learn about composition, you learn about old masters, you form certain ideas about structure. But the inhuman activity of trying to make some…
- Studio Ghosts: When you're in the studio painting, there are a lot of people in there with you - your teachers, friends, painters from history,…
- I don't know what a painting is; who knows what sets off even the desire to paint? It might be things, thoughts, a memory, sensations,…
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