I never noticed competing with other generations. There's competition within your own generation, but that competition is good. Maybe you're annoyed that somebody's getting more money than you are, but what's really annoying is if someone's painting a better painting than you're making. So it's something to think about and work toward and stay focused on.
Frank StellaAny 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 StellaThe one thing I learned is not to say anything about my own paintings. Keep my mouth shut. You'll never stop hearing what you said. It will come back to you again and again, people will always tell you about it. Even if you were the source of what's wrong with it.
Frank StellaI was worried in the '80s that the best abstract painting had become obsessed with materiality, and painterly gestures and materiality were up against the wall.
Frank StellaI don't like a lot of the stuff that goes on in the art world, but it's hard to be old and like what goes on around you.
Frank Stella