Daily Archives: 11/12/2012
Zωγραφική: Laurie Lipton
What advice would you give to those just beginning?
There are no short cuts: the more you work, the better you get.
Zωγραφική: Laurie Lipton
In art, there is no guide. How do you know what the next step is?
After 50 years, it’s no longer a question.
Zωγραφική: Laurie Lipton
Is a work of art purchased, or is it better said, that it is the artist who is bought?
The work is purchased… though I can also be had… at a price.
Zωγραφική: Laurie Lipton
Is art necessary?
If it weren’t necessary, it wouldn’t have existed for so long.
Does it pain you to let go of a piece you have sold?
No… it gives me more space for newer work.
Zωγραφική: Laurie Lipton
Which artists do you admire and how do they influence your work?
I admire Rembrandt, Jan van Eyck, Memling, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Goya, Diane Arbus….. they inspired me to express myself to the best of my ability and to have very high standards.
Zωγραφική: Laurie Lipton
Do you consider yourself postmodern?
I consider myself current.
Must an artist reinvent him/herself everyday?
That would be exhausting. I think it’s more useful to put your energy into your art work.
Zωγραφική: Laurie Lipton
How do you evaluate whether an idea is good or not?
If it moves me.
When and how did you begin to see yourself as an artist?
At the age of three.
Zωγραφική: Laurie Lipton
What is art?
Everything.
When do you get your best ideas?
When I’m feeling something… strongly.