Yesterday on the the radio show, politics of culture on kcrw, they interviewed painter Ed Moses.
He’s a great conversationalist and can draw out those poignant distinctions that are necessary when talking about making
paintings. Above all those distinctions, the one statement that he made that I liked most was, “I know a painting is good when
it makes me angry or jealous.” He made this statement in response to a question about looking at other peoples paintings. How do you know
if a painting is good? – If it makes me angry or jealous.
There’s that clever phrase floating around the blogosphere right now that states “Modern Art = I could do that + Yeah, but you didn’t” So perhaps the nuanced version is “Good Modern Art = I wish I made that”
That’s what I feel when I see a piece that I really like. Man, I wish I made that. I want to be behind it. Behind the process, the formation of ideas, the execution, the failures, the second guessing, the brush strokes, etc…
Interview with Ed Moses HERE.
Current exhibition at Bergamot Station HERE.
Ed Moses video interview thingy on white canvas HERE.
P.S. Ed Moses was born in Long Beach!
