Art Quotes by Robert Bateman

Robert Bateman

Art is challenging and frustrating but I don’t linger in it. I work on five paintings at a time so if I’m frustrated I put one down and begin another.

Art

Challenges

Frustration

Robert Bateman

I never thought that I would support myself with art – everyone in the Group of Seven had day jobs. I became a geography teacher so that I could get free field trips into the wilderness to paint.

Art

Jobs

Teacher

Robert Bateman

If I ever have a conflict between art and nature, I let art win.

Art

Conflict

Winning

Robert Bateman

In art and science we are now in a delta, at the end of the long flow of progress. In a delta there is no clear direction but there may be many choices. The best we can do is to enjoy the choices that we have and to be genuinely and creatively eclectic.

Art

Clear Direction

Long

Robert Bateman

My art collection is dominated by tribal art from Nigeria where I taught school, from New Guinea where we’ve travelled, and by Canadian Haida pieces. My own art is either on exhibition or owned by other people!

Art

People

School

Robert Bateman

To me the most important thing in a piece of art is the thought. Technique is totally secondary.

Art

Important

Technique

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Art Quotes by Robert Bateman

Art is challenging and frustrating but I don’t linger in it. I work on five paintings at a time so if I’m frustrated I put one down and begin another.

I never thought that I would support myself with art – everyone in the Group of Seven had day jobs. I became a geography teacher so that I could get free field trips into the wilderness to paint.

If I ever have a conflict between art and nature, I let art win.

In art and science we are now in a delta, at the end of the long flow of progress. In a delta there is no clear direction but there may be many choices. The best we can do is to enjoy the choices that we have and to be genuinely and creatively eclectic.

My art collection is dominated by tribal art from Nigeria where I taught school, from New Guinea where we’ve travelled, and by Canadian Haida pieces. My own art is either on exhibition or owned by other people!

To me the most important thing in a piece of art is the thought. Technique is totally secondary.

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