Karel Appel’s “My Paint Is Like a Rocket” resembles a poetic artist statement. She writes, “To paint is to destroy what proceeded. I never try to make a painting, but [rather I try to make] a chunk of life. It is a scream; it is a night; it is like a child; it is a tiger behind bars." Her outlook resembles mine where she writes, “it is like a child,” which relates to a nurture concept I introduced in early artist statements. However, I don’t often feel as passionate about painting as Appel, because for me it’s a struggle to create while life happens around me. (I do realize how sad it is to say that "life happens around me" as if I'm not participating. I think many young people feel this way). I remember what Dana Frankfort said in a lecture she made at MassArt, “It has always been important for me not to paint when I didn’t feel like painting.” I am the same way.
Karel Appel
Kaylie Abela
Dana Frankfort
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