Barry McGee on canvas
Barry McGee6 quotes“I want to do just, like, regular art. Whatever is made today on canvas goes up against all of art history. Its the most radical thing.”
More from Barry McGee
Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.
Barry McGeeBarry McGee That’s immediately how I gauge how healthy a city is-by the amount of tags. It’s just in direct competition with advertising. It’s still one of the last things that hasn’t been corrupted.
Barry McGeeBarry McGee I’m really into California art from the ’60s.
Barry McGeeBarry McGee Most inspiration still comes from bicycling around San Francisco. This city never fails to inspire me. It is one of the most vibrant cities – especially visually – with a constant influx of young energy arriving daily. I love it.
Barry McGeeBarry McGee The parts of graffiti I like are really antagonizing still – it’s not something that a museum would really embrace.
Barry McGeeBarry McGee
Original quotes
From our community writers
Caught inside my mind trapped between its horrid lines losing precious time.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Some women will have you look at life differently.
Eleni SophiaEleni Sophia The biggest reward often require the largest risks.
Nicole BrownNicole Brown Being with you is familiar, like playing guitar after some time; the theory is there but my fingers have forgotten the chords.
AstaAsta Late-night conservations, Breathtaking memories, and an endless sky full of unseen dazzling stars. That’s how I want to remember us.
AurthurAurthur Nothing is more terrifying than falling in love.
Helena DegnHelena Degn People who cannot see through souls will keep searching for beauty in faces and will never find it.
Shilpa GoelShilpa Goel There is someone out there waiting to love you in all the ways you deserve.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski
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More on canvas
A blank canvas is still better than a ruined painting.
Anand ThakurAnand Thakur Perception is the paintbrush. The reality, the canvas. You are the artist. Create purposefully.
Aletheia LiolaAletheia Liola Painting will bring a lot of good thoughts to your heart.
Bob RossBob Ross I put on the canvas whatever comes into my mind.
Frida KahloFrida Kahlo I am the first to be surprised and often terrified by the images that I see appear on my canvas.
Salvador DaliSalvador Dali Every canvas offers a new perspective.
Morgan FreemanMorgan Freeman While I am working I am not conscious of what I am putting on the canvas.
Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci