Comments on: I will need words: collecting great quotes by NZ artists

By: Losing shelf space and legends « simwrites

Losing shelf space and legends « simwrites — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:03:29 +0000

[...] at Te Papa to thank for this one – I won this book for my Michael Smither quote on their blog: I will need words: collecting great quotes by NZ artists. Happy days! The other book is New Zealand Art: From Cook to Contemporary which is looking like [...]

By: Hoop-Worthy « simwrites

Hoop-Worthy « simwrites — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:01:27 +0000

By: Sarah Farrar

Sarah Farrar — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 05:28:00 +0000

Congratulations to simwrites, who provided several great quotes, for this one in particular… “It’s inspiration that drives you. It’s as simple as that. What’s it like? Like a window opening into a new world.” – Michael Smither

This quote really struck a chord with us, possibly because of we have this painting* by Smither in Te Papa’s collection: http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/objectdetails.aspx?oid=38721&term=michael+smither.

Thanks to everyone who provided quotes!

(*The painting is currently on display on Level 5 if anyone lives locally and wants to pop by and see it ‘in the flesh’.)

By: simon

simon — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:50:46 +0000

I love this one and wish I could remember it correctly (correct me if you do!) – it’s approvimately
“A painter loses their subject, only to meet up with it again under another set of rules” – Sir Toss Woollaston

By: Adair Bruce

Adair Bruce — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 11:20:38 +0000

“The work……. the work should speak for itself” Ralph Hotere

By: Sarah Farrar

Sarah Farrar — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:36:37 +0000

Simwrites – Thanks for those great Smither quotes. You replied so promptly – did you have a book handy, or do you have those quotes memorised?
Hamish – I love that quote, thank you!
Aaron – Wow, that Frame quote is quite something. Somehow, I doubt that my own emails could be considered poetry… : )

Keep ‘em coming folks!

By: Aaron Erl Compton

Aaron Erl Compton — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:00:38 +0000

but seriously: my favourite is not from a visual artist but from Janet Frame–she said something along the lines of “I like email because it’s like writing a poem in the air.”

By: Aaron Erl Compton

Aaron Erl Compton — Wed, 30 May 2012 02:58:46 +0000

“…uuuh…wow…whoa…trippy…” Phillip Clairmont

By: simwrites

simwrites — Wed, 30 May 2012 02:31:51 +0000

“It’s inspiration that drives you. It’s as simple as that. What’s it like? Like a window opening into a new world.” – Michael Smither (yeah, I like Smither haha)

By: simwrites

simwrites — Wed, 30 May 2012 01:51:45 +0000

“It’s like a fire lit under you. You never acheive exactly what inspired you. In the end you’re left with the ashes, and that’s the painting. The painting is the thing.” – Michael Smither