It's not about perfection. What's a perfect painting? What's interesting about a perfect painting?
Peter DoigAs an artist, you are aware there is this strange money market out there, but you have no sense of how it works.
Peter DoigIt's still an escape for me, painting, so it also takes me elsewhere. I don't think I would do it otherwise.
Peter DoigIf you are someone like Jeff Koons, and you have to work out how to make a big chrome heart or something, then there are lots of people and a big production involved. The money is more natural somehow. For me, I am just on my own in the studio, trying to make things work. One thing is sure: it doesn't make painting any easier.
Peter Doig