stingy adj.: costive
Yet at the same time there was something costive about [artist Jasper] Johns, in sharp contrast to the effusive generosity of Robert Rauschenberg’s vision. He didn’t want to give anything away. (Robert Hughes, “Behind the Sacred Aura: Jasper Johns Gives Nothing Away, but His Cool, Lovely Mastery of Indirection Finally Becomes Claustrophobic,” Time, 11/11/1996, p. 76.)
No Comments
Comments Off
