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And creative endeavors have come from these improper failures. we dont often celebrate them. whether after 26 years as a failed painter and stretches the bars to the telegraph itself. there are so many examples like that as i thought as a curator and scholar that we had these stories out there more. >> do you think were headed in the wrong direction in a sense because our focus as a society and the west, particularly in the affluent parts of the west and in terms of parenting, is taking kids at ...

Bush had taken up painting in his free time, quite seriously. a self-portrait, showing the former president showering, his reflection seen in a suggestive mirror there. another appears to be from his own viewpoint in a bathtub, the faucet running. predictably, the internet and the art world went wild, asking, what does this all mean? one critic mused the shower painting depicted a self-cleansing, while another declared, george w. bush is a good painter. each echoes the same isolation in small sp...

You know, i wanted to make sure that the last chapters of my life were full and painting, it turns out, would help occupy not only space, but kind of open my mind. i paint a lot, because as you know, im a driven person. and i want to get for the. a whole new world has opened up. >> all righty. suddenly, everyone is talking about former president george w. bush as the artist, the painter. now, at first, we should remember, bush didnt come out to the world with his paintings. instead, last year, h...

Pictures that revealed george w. bush had taken up painting in his free time, quite seriously. a self-portrait, showing the former president showering, his reflection seen in a suggestive mirror there. another appears to be from his own viewpoint in a bathtub, the faucet running. predictably, the internet and the art world went wild, asking, what does this all mean? one critic moosed the shower painting depicted a self-cleansing, while another declared, george w. bush is a good painter. each ech...

You know, i wanted to make sure that the last chapters of my life were full and painting, it turns out, would help occupy not only space, but kind of open my mind. i paint a lot, because as you know, im a driven person. and i want to get for the. a whole new world has opened up. >> all righty. suddenly, everyone is talking about former president george w. bush as the artist, the painter. now, at first, we should remember, bush didnt come out to the world with his paintings. instead, last year, h...

Congressman barney frank, thanks for sharing some of your stories with us tonight. >> youre welcome. coming up, former president george w. bush is a painter now, and that has us wondering if hes ever gotten any inspiration from this guy. >> you never learn it all in painting, never. if you paint for a million years, youll always know that your next painting is going to be even better. >> this is not a joke. and we do have an art critic in the house. we will review president bushs latest works ...

Face painted over another face. and his initial excitement about his excitement has seemed to have faded. he writes, bush has returned once and probably for all to aping the idea of what a painter does. now he acts the role, he lax his own ideas and substitutes a notion of how past leaders have acted. joining us now, my honor to have here, jerry saltz, senior art critic for "new york" magazine. how are you? >> good to be here. were having fun with this. the presidents obviously having fun with i...

You know, i wanted to make sure that the last chapters of my life were full and painting, it turns out, would help occupy not only space, but kind of open my mind. i paint a lot, because as you know, im a driven person. and i want to get for the. a whole new world has opened up. >> all righty. suddenly, everyone is talking about former president george w. bush as the artist, the painter. now, at first, we should remember, bush didnt come out to the world with his paintings. instead, last year, h...

Bush had taken up painting in his free time, quite seriously. a self-portrait, showing the former president showering, his reflection seen in a suggestive mirror there. another appears to be from his own viewpoint in a bathtub, the faucet running. predictably, the internet and the art world went wild, asking, what does this all mean? one critic moosed the shower painting depicted a self-cleansing, while another declared, george w. bush is a good painter. each echoes the same isolation in small s...

And his initial excitement about his excitement has seemed to have faded. he writes, bush has returned once and probably for all to aping the idea of what a painter does. now he acts the role, he lax his own ideas and substitutes a notion of how past leaders have acted. joining us now, my honor to have here, jerry saltz, senior art critic for "new york" magazine. how are you? >> good to be here. were having fun with this. the presidents obviously having fun with it. its a great hobby. but art ca...