Paul Wicks

Artist’s Statement

99.6% of all art is lost.

In time, we’re all lost.

Less than 1% of us are remembered.

Those who are, owe this less to speech than to symbols: art.

Art is no boast, allegory, or icon. Art predates language, and remains more durable. Stone-age paintings cut through slabs of time like they weren't there.

We’re told that art can be recognized by balance between consistency and contrast; tone and texture; regularity and asymmetry. Cave paintings remind us of the difference between what art looks like, and what art is: acquaintance beyond time.

Against all odds, I have a feeling.

Paul William Wicks - March 15, 2004

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