Talk:Philip Taaffe

Additional sources on style

I researched this topic for a bit trying to find some biography info, but was somewhat unsuccessful. However, I stumbled accross articles talking about his artistic style and success. I am not that familiar with art, but I thought Id post these here for someone to use who is. Good luck.StarBucking22 (talk) 18:40, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

• http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/philip-taaffe/#/_
• http://www.anothermag.com/current/view/1008/Philip_Taaffe_Paintings_2009-2011
• http://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/28/arts/art-in-review-philip-taaffe.html?src=pm
• http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/16/arts/design/16Gall.html?pagewanted=all

Best painter in the dang world?

I like Philip Taaffe. But I don't think it is helpful to put such a label on this artist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.226.113.8 (talk) 00:17, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

That claim seems to originate in a review by Roberta Smith <quote>These works serve notice that Mr. Taaffe is one of the best painters of his generation, one who has extended both 1970s Pattern and Decoration and the '80s practices of appropriation and juxtaposition into new areas.</quote> Interview magazine later wrote <quote>Philip Taaffe is one of the very best painters in the world. You don’t have to believe just us—Roberta Smith mentioned that fact recently in The New York Times.</quote>. Michiel Duvekot 00:44, 28 November 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mduvekot (talk • contribs)

A single opinion of an art critic is not enough to back such bold statement. --ElfQrin (talk) 22:34, 21 January 2014 (UTC)