How Kitsch are you? Can you take pleasure in an abstract painting?The spontaneous expression is heartfelt and true to the instinct of the painter.Colors spread at random give less pleasure than a portrait sketched in black and white.You and a friend stare at a landscape — is his view different from yours?Unless your friend’s got eye problems you will experience the same outlook.Neither can reach the true landscape behind your minds’ representation.Do you agree with the claim that Disney was the most dangerous man in America?Yes, fiction stories should “let you down” gently since hope creates bitterness.No. Romanticized fiction confirms your life and helps you imagine your future goals.Can you make an impersonal self-portrait?Any portraiture should display a universal, not personal truth.No, then it would no longer be an expression of the self.What’s the purpose of painting?To utter universal truths.Painting is for painting's sake.Should your work reflect your time?The spirit of your time is also your own spirit.If you reflect your time you will die along with it.Through your work — should you tell a story?Yes, in poetry, storytelling is primary.No, design, not content, is essential.How should a work be judged?By contemplation.If it's not good enough the audience eats their carried lunch instead.A masterpiece cannot come out of improvisation — do you agree?On the contrary, it's the result of sudden inspiration and spontaneity.A masterpiece is the result of planning and persistence.Should a movie contain the impossibility of a flying man?Only if it’s credibly depicted.No, we must be able to confront unromantic reality.Any comments about the questionnaire? Your profession