"Art is a world of opposites in dynamic relationships, like an atom. I think of electrons and protons going around the nucleus. You have to, as (Francis) Bacon would say, trigger the valves of sensation. You have to learn how to play your nervous system so you get results that you didn't count on. It's a huge gamble, it's an unknown thing. It's not what any of us have ever thought. Life isn't."
—Peter Beard