American - Artist | July 6, 1946 -
Dance looks absurd on film, I think, like little puppets moving around.
Jamie Wyeth
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To me, dance is so ethereal and elusive, so much of an illusion. After a performance, that's it. With vocals and music, you have good recordings.
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I thought to live on an island was like living on a boat. Islands intrigue me. You can see the perimeters of your world. It's a microcosm.
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The problem with having the name Wyeth is that immediately, when people hear the name, they all of a sudden see weathered barns in a field or something.
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My father's like - it's as if he was transparent. He's a man of great mystery, whereas apparently N.C. Wyeth was 6-feet, 2-inches tall, with a booming voice. I think that's reflected in their work.
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My father's work is rather mysterious, not much said, and my grandfather's is robust, bursting off the walls.
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The whole consideration of - ... am I being compared as such and such's grandson and son - that was minuscule compared to the problems I was having just working... I didn't have time to start worrying about who I was in the eyes of the public.
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My aunt Caroline was really a character. She lived and worked in my grandfather's old house and even wore some of his clothes.
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From my earliest memories, my aunt was squirting out oil paint. I could just eat it. I would go from her studio and walk down to my father's house, and there he was, working in egg tempera.
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Warhol had a huge effect on me. It wasn't that I sought it out. It was more of a natural evolution.
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I'm not just interested in fascinating faces or trees. I want to bore in deeper.
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I have copies of the books my grandfather illustrated for Scribner's in each house. I read those books all the time.
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