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Lee Krasner December 14, 1977 Evening lecture presented at the New York Studio School Art: - Art is history. - Art is as old as man. - For me, art is as essential as breathing. On Recognition: - Some artists have never received any recognition. . . say that I've not received very much, but there is not enough bitterness, anger or resentment to make me stop working. On Painting: - In the Renaissance the space was drawn back to a single point on the horizon (perspective); in Cubism the space is frontal. - Caligraphy is something that I have always been interested in. - I had a period I call "Grey Period", a state of anxiety that built up in the transition from Hofmann to Pollock; just masses of grey pigment built up until I came through with my Little Image painting. - I've stopped working several times for periods of time. I don't carry guilt because I'm not working; I just want to be around when it opens up. Hofmann and Pollock Conversation: Hoffman: You don't work from nature, you work by heart. That's no good. You will repeat yourself. Pollock: I am nature. New York Art Scene: - The art scene today has never been so wide open. No one turns anything down. In my time there were specifics. - It's marvellous to have a climate, but an individual opens the door. - For my kicks and illuminations I keep going back further in time. It is