Rubens Quotes
Rubens Quote of the day
If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush.
Whether you think you like Rubens or not, his influence runs through the pathways of painting. Like Warhol, he changed the game of art.
A Gustave Courbet portrait of a trout has more death in it than Rubens could get in a whole Crucifixion.
To my eye Rubens' colouring is most contemptible. His shadows are a filthy brown somewhat the colour of excrement.
If I were alive in Rubens's time, I'd be celebrated as a model. Kate Moss would be used as a paint brush.
I work with a trainer called Ruben Tabares. He's a nutritionist, strength and conditioning coach, and an athlete. So I literally just train like an athlete.