The problem of making artists talk about their work is that when they're making their work the left-brain is shut off. So if you talk to an artist about it, you're talking to someone who wasn't there. It's hopeless.
Peter SchjeldahlI have a total responsibility to the reader. The reader has to trust me and never feel betrayed.
Peter SchjeldahlEverybody's got plants, but most are just growing weeds. The cultivated have greater gardens, finer and gaudier gardens.
Peter SchjeldahlA lot of writers and artists are like chefs who eat their own cooking in the kitchen and then deliver an empty plate with assurances that it's great.
Peter Schjeldahl