Barry White
As words / verbal thinking do not come into the process of painting, why attempt to explain or justify it through the use of words? A painting can be described verbally but is essentially to be experienced, as one might experience an unfamiliar landscape. The response will depend on the viewer's background, experience and temperament. The more one brings to the viewing of the painting, the more one's appreciation is enhanced. The painter Baselitz says, "There is nothing I can say about my pictures. I paint, which is far from easy and that's all I can do." Far from being evasive, the statement, to me, stresses the autonomy of the painting and I can add nothing more.