The surrealists, and the modern movement in painting as a whole, seemed to offer a key to the strange postwar world with its threat of nuclear war. The dislocations and ambiguities, in cubism and abstract art as well as the surrealists, reminded me of my childhood in Shanghai.
“As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.”
“I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o clock in the morning.”