Always an entertaining and interesting speaker, this is a refreshing assessment of modernism and its progeny from the vantage point of one of the greatest living representational painters. I take it as an encouraging pathway by which to re-embrace Modernism, critically, without loosing the craft and objectivity of representational painting.

Im half way through this - IT'S MIND BLOWING!

I love how passionate he is about art, very inspiring!

Thank you

what a great guy. every word every time.

Many artists have been motivated by the need to be relevant. It is either subconscious or conscious. They may rocket to success without ever knowing why.

Fabulous , Vince,

Can someone please tell me what he says here 44:09

Thanks Vincent

wonder where they hang his paintings----so friggin big

@37:09; He really means Turner, who had himself strapped to the mast of a ship in tempest, In order to paint it.

I really appreciate this and learned a lot. When you say that we are always painting ourselves, do you see a difference in stating that compared to always painting our point of view? Also, how can we fek up the reflection when we can't escape that point of view? How could i paint the reflection of the moon without it reflecting to me even if I tried? Thanks. This was brilliant!

Wonderful painter; just a question, why is he always chewing?

32:53

He's always chewing lol

Vincent, Those "smart guy" paintings are things that I'm glad you grew out of. The emperor of abstract expressionism has always been without clothes. Any respect you had for that pretentious nonsense was as a result of brainwashing. You make great paintings because you know that beauty and craftsmanship are two essential ingredients that cannot be denied from visual art that is worth its salt.

It’s hurtful to name people and then speak derogatorily about them. Just say that there was a painter at the Academy who was a terrible painter, Blah, blah blah.