“Art should reflect the period in which it’s made. We live in a modern technological society therefore I pay close attention to what’s happening in science. Particle physics, astrophysics, quantum mechanics, nanoscience all fire up my imagination. Jazz is the soul of my practice. Jazz is a philosophy….it means the expansion of freedom: when freedom expands, consciousness expands. Philosophy, the history of art, and on the fun side, fishing!”
Jack Whitten quoted in: “An Interview with Jack Whitten”, Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, 23 January 2018, online)