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“When you are painting a landscape, assume the painting is real and the landscape is an illusion.” quote by Walter Darby Bannard
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“When you are painting a landscape, assume the painting is real and the landscape is an illusion.”

Walter Darby Bannard

About This Quote

Source Interview: Discussing painting philosophy, 1990s

Treat the artwork as reality and the subject as a construct, highlighting perception’s role in art.

In simple terms: See art as real, the scene as imagined.

Key Takeaway

Embrace the creative illusion.

Themes

art perception reality illusion

Mood

contemplative inspired

Type

philosophical artistic

When to use this quote

  • gallery exhibition
  • art class
  • personal studio practice

Key Concepts

phenomenology subjectivity visual language

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does this view change your creative process?
  • What does “real” mean in art?
A Different Perspective

May neglect technical skill in favor of concept.

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