Michael Craig-Martin interview:
As for the fundamental nature of artistic expression, he believes that is also largely unchanged. If you look at a 15th- or 16th-century painting, he says, you are "not being transported back to the 16th century. You are pulling the painting into now. If you have an art experience, it is a now experience, not a then experience. There is much less difference between the art of the past and present than is popularly thought." He gives the example of walking through room after room in the National Gallery without noticing much, "and then something will just zap you. It is not a history experience or a sociology experience. It is an art experience, and it is the same if the art was made yesterday or 800 years ago. Ultimately, while art has many functions, one of the major ones is to deliver that art experience. It is rare and it is hard. You can't make it happen, and it completely evades some people. But if you want to understand art, you have to look at a lot of art. And the more you look at, the better your chance of experiencing that zap."
Inspirations:
Andy Warhol,
Jasper Johns,
Bruce Nauman,
Gerhard Richter,
Sigmar Polke