The sound a box of Lego makes is the noise of a child's mind working, looking for the right piece. Shake it, and it's almost creativity in aural form.
~ Grayson Perry
An artist's job is to make new clichés.
Since 1960s pop art the art world has been happy for artists to use the lowbrow to add zest and authenticity to their works. But middlebrow has resonances of the suburban bourgeousie who might see art as aspirational by association.
You want someone in the ballpark and then you grow together. Thats what a relashionship's about: changing each other.
