IMPERFECTIONS

“One of the most transformative experiences of my life was standing close enough to a Roy Lichtenstein painting to see the hand-made imperfections of his trademark hard edges.

I don’t mean to wax poetic here–it wasn’t an emotional or spiritual transformation, per se–but that experience involved the gradual realization that technical and, I supposed, intellectual perfection (like the perfection of a perfectly straight edge) is both unattainable and unnecessary for artists, or anyone, to attempt and to achieve.”

— Chad Wys