Stuart Pearson Wright Quotes

#1. I'm an ambitious self-publicist out of necessity. I've never been one to miss an opportunity because I've never had any illusions about how hard it is to survive as a painter ... It's been an extra driving force to be able to prove the sceptics wrong.

Stuart Pearson Wright

#2. It is intensely frustrating to be misquoted.

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#3. A contemporary painting is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it and not a predetermined figure.

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#4. I'm not some kind of machine that paints pictures.

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#5. One of my principal concerns is the contradiction between appearance and reality - illusion and reality. I try to set up an expectation of sorts and then contradict it.

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#6. I benefit from contemplation, but it's a great antidote to that, having someone interesting come into the studio environment to be painted, so that I can experience a little bit of their world.

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#7. Art thrives on society and society thrives on its art.

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#8. One of the big failings of art schools is that students aren't given any teaching on how to survive as a one-person business, which is what it is.

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#9. Some sitters don't engage with the process of having their portrait painted at all. They'll think it's a good opportunity to catch up with all their phone calls.

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#10. It's important to start off with ideals, even if they become modified at some later stage.

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#11. I love isolation. It's very important for me to have time and space to myself when I can sit and read or write as well as paint. It's all part of the process.

Stuart Pearson Wright