The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist.

  • -- Thomas Kinkade 托马斯·金凯德

艺术家会受到流行文化的推崇,这一概念直接否定了他作为艺术家的重要性。

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The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist is wrong. I belong to the generation which says if you don't like it, you don't understand and you ought to find out.

艺术不只是瞬间的快乐——如果你不喜欢它,艺术家就错了。我属于那一代人,他们说如果你不喜欢它,你就不明白,你应该去发现。

I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture, because it's something I never felt a part of. I've always felt like a tourist because I have never fit in anywhere.

我无法告诉你我有多爱塔吉特和好市多,那种文化,因为我从来没有感觉自己是其中的一部分。我一直觉得自己像个游客,因为我从来没有适应过任何地方。

Culture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection.

文化被恰当地描述为对完美的热爱;这是对完美的研究。

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

今天的世界没有意义,为什么我要画这样的画呢?