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Walter Scott: Wendy, Master of Art (Paperback, 2020, Drawn and Quarterly) 4 stars

Wendy is an aspiring contemporary artist whose adventures have taken her to galleries, art openings, …

Wendy, Master of Art

4 stars

1) "[Welcome to: Hell (Ontario)]"

2) "'Etienne, did you do the reading?' 'YES I DID THE READING. It's a reductive mess of neo-materialist DRIVEL. Just more proof of this institution's FASCIST priority to perpetuate artworks as righteous conduits of HETEROPATRIARCHAL SUPREMACY." 'So Pam, did you do the reading?' 'please — i just came in here to eat my salad.'"

3) "'I WORK IN AN HOUR. YOU CAN CRASH HERE ON MY COUCH. YOU HAVEN'T BLINKED IN SEVENTEEN MINUTES.'"

4) "'Did you see Pam's painting today? So boring.' 'Your rants about Derrida last night were way more tedious, to be honest.' '... You have vomit in your hair.' 'Yes, I know.'"

5) "'Kaylee, you're in an ART program. If all you care about is marks, then maybe you shouldn't BE here. We can't keep having conversations about marks. We need to have a conversation about art, FOR ONCE. At THIS LEVEL, you should have a basic understanding of― ... It's not easy to make something that feels right, is it?' 'snf. no.' 'Trying to make things to make other people happy is creative poison. It causes you to make safe choices. Do you LIKE this horse drawing?' 'Not really. I really like horses though.' 'Kaylee, you can keep making art about horses, really. BUT you can also make art about something else completely. You have choices.' 'But, how do you know when to commit to something... or when to move on?' '...I don't know.'"