Everybody wants to get on the Van Gogh boat. There's no trip so horrible no one won't take it. The idea of the unrecognized genius slaving away in a garage is a deliciously foolish one. We must credit the life of Vincent Van Gogh for really sending this myth into orbit. I mean, how many pictures did he sell, one? He couldn't give them away. He has to be the most modern artist but everybody hated him. He was so ashamed of his life that the rest of art history would be retribution to Van Gogh's neglect. No one wants to be part of a generation that ignores another Van Gogh. In this town, one is at the mercy of the recognition factor. One's public appearance is absolute. Part of the artist's job is to get the work where i will see it. I consider myself a metaphor of the public. I am a public eye, a witness, a critic. When you first see a new picture, you don't want to miss the boat. You have to be very careful. You might be staring at Van Gogh's ear.
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