makes the forest. There is a terror in how it looks scorched. It looks as though there has been a horrible fire. War comes to mind in all of this, and there are no people in sight. There’s so much story there, and yet it’s devoid of people. I do really like how he’s able to keep the figure out and still tell so much. I think that’s such a cool way to deliver a feeling and tell a story.”“Even though the color is vibrant and it’s not city-like, a lot of her work makes me think of the city.
Paintings say more about our own perceptions. My perception is nothing like Joan Mitchell’s or your perception. I can’t help but worry that I’m sounding corny, but I just don’t see her worrying about interpretation, and I think that frees the viewer as much as it does the painter.”“A lot of his works that I love are his studies, and this is a study. I imagine he didn’t worry about the viewer at all, and so this is such a freeing piece to look at.
It looks like there is so much activity and struggle, and yet these two people are completely anonymous. You cannot make out their faces. They could be anybody, and yet so much is happening. I really like that. It’s a small moment, and yet it’s happening in this massive expanse.”“I was in my friend’s father’s backyard on tour, and his dad has a house in the woods in Athens, and that was when we were on tour with Built To Spill. I tried to be more aware of the moment that I was sitting in.