Page 46 - Studio International - December 1967

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Oil on canvas 1952
50x 20 in.
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Oil on canvas 1953
50x 25 in.

`I've found that children can be much more receptive good artist.' He grinned broadly and flung out his arm.
to change than adults.' `If you say he's a bastard then you're saying he's an
`I watched the crowds looking at the Mona Lisa ...I artist.' It was completely dark by now and only the desk
mean, they were just looking at an object.' light was on. He offered to put on another light, but I
`But isn't it significant that they were looking?' rejected his offer, knowing he preferred the lighting as it
`Maybe reproductions are better ...I'm teaching art was.
history and a studio course. I don't know how to go `Do you think artists should be subsidized ?'
about teaching art. Sure they're working and having a `The Artists Tenants Association is in great confusion.
good time. But it doesn't mean they're doing good art Artists have never been involved in poverty. Artists live
work.' in poor areas because that's where the lofts are. I mean,
`Doesn't the student need a variety of experiences in you can't make a lot of noise in an apartment. Artists
order to become a human being?' also live in lofts to escape the bourgeois society. Poor
`If you say he's a human being, you're saying he is not a people are trapped.'