Quotes by Frank Stella

Frank Stella

A sculpture is just a painting cut out and stood up somewhere.

Cutting

Painting

Sculpture

Abstract paintings must be as real as those created by the 16th century Italians.

Abstract Painting

Century

Real

Abstraction didn’t have to be limited to a kind of rectilinear geometry or even a simple curve geometry. It could have a geometry that had a narrative impact. In other words, you could tell a story with the shapes. It wouldn’t be a literal story, but the shapes and the interaction of the shapes and colors would give you a narrative sense. You could have a sense of an abstract piece flowing along and being part of an action or activity. That sort of turned me on.

Curves

Impact

Simple

But, after all, the aim of art is to create space – space that is not compromised by decoration or illustration, space within which the subjects of painting can live.

Art

Illustration

Space

I don’t like a lot of the stuff that goes on in the art world, but it’s hard to be old and like what goes on around you.

Art

Goes On

World

I don’t like to say I have given my life to art. I prefer to say art has given me my life.

Art

Giving

Life

I like real art. It’s difficult to define ‘real’ but it is the best word for describing what I like to get out of art and what the best art has. It has the ability to convince you that it’s present – that it’s there. You could say it’s authentic… but real is actually a better word, broad as it may be.

Art

May

Real

I never noticed competing with other generations. There’s competition within your own generation, but that competition is good. Maybe you’re annoyed that somebody’s getting more money than you are, but what’s really annoying is if someone’s painting a better painting than you’re making. So it’s something to think about and work toward and stay focused on.

Annoyed

Competition

Thinking

I’m more of a house painter.That’s the way I work.

House

Painter

Way

It’s hard to say that my twenties were the most miserable time in my life or that my first wife drove me crazy or that I hated the job that I had. You can say all of those things. But for the most part, people manage to have a good time when they’re that age.

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Jobs

People

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Quotes by Frank Stella

Frank Stella

A sculpture is just a painting cut out and stood up somewhere.

Abstract paintings must be as real as those created by the 16th century Italians.

But, after all, the aim of art is to create space – space that is not compromised by decoration or illustration, space within which the subjects of painting can live.

I don’t like a lot of the stuff that goes on in the art world, but it’s hard to be old and like what goes on around you.

I don’t like to say I have given my life to art. I prefer to say art has given me my life.

I’m more of a house painter.That’s the way I work.

It’s hard to say that my twenties were the most miserable time in my life or that my first wife drove me crazy or that I hated the job that I had. You can say all of those things. But for the most part, people manage to have a good time when they’re that age.

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