Context begins with other artists - seniors and mentors.
Kenneth Noland

I think of painting without subject matter as music without words.
Kenneth Noland

Because of this the representation I'm interested in is of those things only the eye can touch.
Kenneth Noland

As time goes on, I realize more and more that, beginning in the early 30's, David Smith began setting the precedent for what was to come later for many of us.
Kenneth Noland

The scene then as now was centered in New York. For the most part, I've kept a bit apart from that attractive and seductive city. I've done it by living in the country within commuting distance.
Kenneth Noland

Pollock was well known, certainly, but for all the wrong reasons. He was known as much for being wild and unconventional in his working methods as for being a great artist.
Kenneth Noland

For me context is the key - from that comes the understanding of everything.
Kenneth Noland

Usually I throw away what I don't get right the first time.
Kenneth Noland