Helmut Dorner, Visiting Artist Lecture 2001

Helmut Dorner gives a lecture at Skowhegan talking about his painting practice. For Dorner, painting is used as a bridge between worlds that feel divided. Paintings help explain the unknown to him. Dorner seeks to create paintings that are more intelligent to himself, shifting from being a singularity to eventually its own entity. Dorner is concerned with concepts of beauty, spirituality, and landscapes as an artist. He uses these ideas to further comment on how important it is for artists to find themselves. For Dorner, the museum is the most sacred place to see paintings. The museum protects the art from the market and exploitation, creating a space of safety and privacy for everyone.