Modernist Muse Mugs

"He never makes it past Stephen’s walk across Sandymount strand."

Brancusi.

Rietveld at Sing Sing,

'It's called 'Oh Bugger It!' if you must know!'

'Wow, talk about genius!'

'Cartoonist thinking'

'Could you tone down the smile just a little?'

"The museum of modern art on fire... an installation."

'I may not know much about art. But, I don't know what I like either.'

'Sorry, but I think your Mondrian tattoo was a mistake.'

'Have you ever thought about doing a children's book?'

"Here's another one about Teddy bears."

"Having concluded, Your Highness, an exhaustive study of this nation's political, social, and economic history, and after extensive examining, Sire, the unfortunate events leading to the present deplorable state of the realm, the consensus of the Council is that Your Majesty's only course, for the public good, must be to take the next step."

'There's a strong minimalist influence in this artist's work.' 'Good! The less there is of it, the better.'

Abstract portrait art.

Post Post

'I wonder if he faked it?'

'This is an unpretentious little wine. Unlike the artist.'

Man reading the title of an all white painting at an art gallery.

"He hasn't the heart to discharge her. She's been with him for years."

Artist studies painting nudes by painting peeled bananas.

'I think it's called RED!'

Little known fact: Man progressed from the stone age to the bronze age after Thag read an issue of the Journal of Metals.

Artist's model for a painting of Hamlet turns up to the studio with a black eye

'Couldn't you at least unbutton your top button?'

"This is one of his early works, from before he was able to throw the paint and actually hit the canvas."

"It was the best of Starbucks. It was the worst of Starbucks."

Sculptor: 'Okay, SMILE!'

The Art Critics

There is no clear line in the salon world.

'Shouldn't a cultural center have more to it than video games?'

"I was grinding out barnyards and farmhouses and cows in the meadows, and then, suddenly, I figured to hell with it."

Woman lying on a couch admiring her portrait.

"I never knew the color red could be so incomprehensible."

"Perhaps we could think of me sitting here as an art installation, that would help."