My feeling about technique in art is that it has about the same value as technique in love-making. That is to say, on the one hand, heartfelt ineptitude has its appeal and, on the other hand, so does heartless skill; but what you want is passionate virtuosity.


Atlantic Monthly (Aug., 1967)

John Barth Quotes

My feeling about technique in art is that it has about the same value as technique in love-making. That is to say, on the one hand, heartfelt...

My feeling about technique in art is that it has about the same value as technique in love-making. That is to say, on the one hand, heartfelt...

My feeling about technique in art is that it has about the same value as technique in love-making. That is to say, on the one hand, heartfelt...

My feeling about technique in art is that it has about the same value as technique in love-making. That is to say, on the one hand, heartfelt...