“It would be a sad thing for an artist if he knew how to paint…An artist paints because…”
“It would be a sad thing for an artist if he knew how to paint. – so sad. An artist paints because it is a challenge to him – it is like trying to twist the devil. If you overcome it, there is no sport left.”
– Arshile Gorky, Armenian, painter
Virginia Landscape – Arshile Gorky, Armenian-American, painter
Excerpted film including Arshile Gorky:
B.E.S.T. Arts Gallery 