having a job and blaming it for your inability to do your own art
As it's Julian Schnabel's birthday and during my formative years as a young art student the big emotional neo-expressionism of Schnabel and others like Basquiat and even David Salle was pretty exiting, we'll have a quote from him.
That whole 80's period was a bit like punk for painting, a breath of fresh air amongst the pseudo intellectualism of the minimalism that was the dominant or establishment ascetic in the mid 80's.
Schnabel is also known for being a bit of an egocentric mouthpiece hellbent on self-promotion.
So, I probably picked up those 'qualities' from him too.
For all that, he also had a pretty solid work ethic.
This is one of my favourite soundbites.
"It's a great excuse and luxury, having a job and blaming it for your inability to do your own art. When you don't have to work, you are left with the horror of facing your own lack of imagination and your own emptiness. A devastating possibility when finally time is your own."
