Modernist Muse Mugs

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

Rietveld at Sing Sing,

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

'Wow, talk about genius!'

'Cartoonist thinking'

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

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

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

"Here's another one about Teddy bears."

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

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

"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."

Post Post

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

'I wonder if he faked it?'

Abstract portrait art.

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

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

Artist studies painting nudes by painting peeled bananas.

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

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

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

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

"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!'

There is no clear line in the salon world.

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

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

Technology and human relations

The Art Critics

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

Woman lying on a couch admiring her portrait.

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

'There's lots of text messaging in this job. I need someone who can just sit back and twiddle their thumbs all day.'