But nobody predicted anything of this magnitude in terms of resistance. And in part, the magnitude of the resistance was spurred by our failures in reconstruction. Wayne White More Quotes by Wayne White More Quotes From Wayne White Do what you love. It’s going to lead to where you want to go. Wayne White what-you-love want Follow your heart, and your pleasure in art. Don’t do what you think is going to be making you money, or what you’re parents want you to do, or what that beautiful girl or guy thinks you should be doing. Do what you love. It’s going to lead to where you want to go. Go out there and make the world more beautiful. I know you can. Wayne White girl beautiful art I hate the whole group of artists who are so hermetic and completely indecipherable on some level and they're all proud of themselves for it. It's like, how obnoxious, how pretentious. And that's part of my mission as an artist is to kick down those people or make fun of that type of high horse attitude. Wayne White horse attitude fun It would be really embarrassing to introduce yourself as somebody who makes beauty. Wayne White introducing embarrassing would-be But I think frustration is hilarious. One of my missions is to bring humor into fine art. It's sacred. Wayne White frustration art thinking I want to reach out and entertain people. I want people to come to a museum that have never been in a museum before. I want also to have enough art references in it that would satisfy the most sophisticated museum goer. Wayne White museums people art The only tip I have for an artist is perseverance... Never give up. Wayne White perseverance giving-up artist I throw dignity out the window, and just become a creature of the moment on the stage. I act like I'd never act in real life. Wayne White dignity real window It's about communication, no matter how impossibly hard your art is to understand and how much of an ivory tower or high horse you get on, it's still basically communication or why are you doing it? Wayne White horse communication art I had to learn to do stuff only for myself, and stop thinking about pleasing some imaginary client or boss. It's a habit that many artists get into that have worked in commercial ventures. Wayne White boss artist thinking You're free because you don't have to expose yourself, and you can go wild, and let your id completely out of its box, and nobody will see you because you're operating through a surrogate. It's an opportunity to crack open your shell, to melt down yourself, and just let yourself go. It's a form of catharsis for me. Wayne White catharsis cracks opportunity When we see something beautiful it calls up raw, naked emotion and that's an embarrassing situation to be in. Wayne White naked emotion beautiful I am very suspicious of cameras and dramatic interpretations and the whole Hollywood myth-making process. I don't trust it. I've seen it affect people in bad ways. Wayne White cameras hollywood people Sheer obstinacy is very very important for anybody who wants to create. Wayne White obstinacy important want As far as I'm concerned, there is no line between high art and pop art, and there should be no line. Wayne White lines should art Artists are people who create beauty. That's the bottom line. Wayne White lines artist people People that are born beautiful like supermodels act like entitled a**holes. It makes you embarrassed just to see 'em. They handle beauty embarrassingly. Wayne White ems beautiful people I've been very lucky. I've had three separate careers: freelance illustrator, then set designer, puppetteer and animator, and now fine artist. I just bluffed my way into every one of 'em! Wayne White ems careers artist Being an artist is a lifestyle. Wayne White being-an-artist lifestyle artist Beauty is embarrassing for three reasons. When we see something beautiful it calls up raw, naked emotion and that's an embarrassing situation to be in. Number two... People that are born beautiful like supermodels act like entitled a**holes. It makes you embarrassed just to see 'em. They handle beauty embarrassingly. Number three... Artists are people who create beauty. That's the bottom line. It would be really embarrassing to introduce yourself as somebody who makes beauty. So that's just three of several reasons why I think beauty is embarrassing. Wayne White embarrassing
