Paul Kane Quotes

It's the tyranny of the norm. They are attempting to redefine normal as good. Normal can be controlled, is control. Good can't be. Good has a wildness to it.

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• The joy of painting lies precisely in the challenge of memory and the challenge of translation from the lived experience to the two-dimensional or three-dimensional symbol.

  

  Paul Kane
  • Experience
  • Challenge
  • Painting

• The face of totalitarianism turned out to be a mask – obviously – but the face of Capitalism has no face at all.

  

  Paul Kane
  • Face
  • Capitalism
  • Mask

• The struggle between art and mastery is like the struggle between spontaneity and persistence. When they become one, it is indeed rare and hard won.

  

  Paul Kane
  • Art
  • Struggle
  • Mastery

• It's not just that toil allows the appearance of spontaneity. It allows the actuality of spontaneity.

  

  Paul Kane
  • Spontaneity
  • Toil
  • Actuality

• Painting is a matter of finding the right balance between consoling and reassuring the eye and challenging and disturbing the eye.

  

  Paul Kane
  • Balance
  • Painting
  • Reassuring

• Considering the amount of work I put into each piece, the amount I need to make from it is pretty high. I won't sell for less... but that means I rarely sell.

  

  Paul Kane
  • Work
  • Amount
  • Sell

• Photos represent primarily a seductive but deleterious short cut.

  

  Paul Kane
  • Short
  • Cut
  • Photos

• It's the tyranny of the norm. They are attempting to redefine normal as good. Normal can be controlled, is control. Good can't be. Good has a wildness to it.

  

  Paul Kane
  • Control
  • Normal
  • Norm