“If the art’s good, I think it’s got a strength where it reaches out and embraces you. And if you have an open mind and you’re willing to embrace it…
THE BIG HUG!”
- James Hayward
The way he talks about art feels like medicine. So fucking great.
As heard in this very charming video (skip to 4:15 or just watch the whole darn thing):
California-based artist James Hayward has been a force amongst the Post-war Minimalist Abstract Artists in the Los Angeles area for over 35 years. "Hayward's command of paint, ranging from blissful spontaneity to profound control, separates him from artists who are lured into a signature style...He is a true independent, with his own fearless vision of the kinds of paintings he wants to make and see," described art critic, Frances Colpitt.