Any artist can't get away from the way the world works, which is that it wants to know what you did, and you're only interested in what you're doing right now.
Frank StellaBut, after all, the aim of art is to create space - space that is not compromised by decoration or illustration, space within which the subjects of painting can live.
Frank StellaThere's a lot of difference between being well known and being notorious and the black paintings didn't make me well known - they made me notorious.
Frank StellaI like real art. It's difficult to define 'real' but it is the best word for describing what I like to get out of art and what the best art has. It has the ability to convince you that it's present - that it's there. You could say it's authentic... but real is actually a better word, broad as it may be.
Frank Stella