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The appearance is the allusion of abstraction when in fact I am in control of every aspect of that symmetry.
Source of inspiration. The MAK is a museum that has had a profound effect on me as an artist and art viewer.
My photography is often a sociological look at American culture and it's been very well published in the UK.
Dare to have it out with God, and ask Him to show you whether or not all is focused on Christ and His Glory.
The motivation to paint seems more pure, or at least more personal, when the artist is doing it for herself.
When I finished the book [The Dissemblers], I sent it to one billion agents, and got one billion rejections.
With homogenized culture, even if you feel frustrated, you'd have to write a Taylor Swift song to get heard.
As an artist, you want to play around with mediums and see if you can get the point across in different way.
For me, performance is a holy ground. When I perform, I really step into a different state of consciousness.
Why do people so love to wander? I think the civilized parts of the world will suffice for me in the future.
Life is too short to leave your walls bare or colorless. Unless you like bare and colorless then it is fine.
Usually people start with painting and then go on to make installations; my painting came from installation.
I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life.
Everytime you fall down or take the wrong path, it isn't wasted. You will surely develop and grow over time.
I myself have already spent a third of my life in Germany, first in Cologne and then, since 1994, in Berlin.
I was thrown out of different schools because I was practicing my arts - magic, juggling, and the high wire.
I'm not sure that is correct but I love that interpretation - that we artists never go out of self-portrait.
For me, art can reflect the celebration of the simple and good things in life. This is most important to me!
I'm not really a foodie; I could eat the same thing every night, and I go to restaurants that I can walk to.
Everything is raw material to me. Land is raw material... I take one form and transform it into other forms.
It's my memory, and what happened between that moment 10 or 15 years ago and now, there's a lot of gray area
I've always been curious about the things that I'm afraid to look at, that make me embarrassed or bother me.
One of the things I'm interested in is not just women but the female qualities that are present in everyone.
We are never alone. We are all aspects of one great being. No matter how far apart we are, the air links us.
I had proof that I had five senses, that I knew how to get myself to function! And then I lost my childhood.
But there's people I care about! And this time around, I’m not gonna just stand by and let them all get hurt!
I'm not a big theory person. So when I get asked questions that demand serious statements, I just make it up.
It was always disappointing to see that what I could really master in terms of form boiled down to so little.
It has been an honor to paint on stage and have my art grace the albums and stage sets of renowned musicians.
Painting seems an old man's business. After a certain time you're out of it, and you just paint masterpieces.
But we should also not forget the difference between what first motivated me and the work that is the result.
And several galleries - two had asked me and I said no, because I didn't want to leave things on consignment.
I wanted to be complete, because I figured that, visually, there was an avenue to explore with painted stuff.
Artists must literally go into a zone of intense seeing so the subjective and objective almost fuse together.
I think my work is very American because I'm American. But I found that Europeans like uncertainty and doubt.
I'm very empathic to the construction of masculinity within our culture and how we build these identities up.
I have a preponderance to look smug in photos; something to do with the way my mouth turns up at the corners.
The U.K. crowds always have a lot of energy, and I've done some milestone shows there that I'm very proud of.
I had a passport where I wrote 'artist' under 'occupation' and I remember thinking, 'That's it, it's proved!'
Sunglasses are great, but I always feel a bit pretentious wearing sunglasses. I mean, I do love to wear them.
The first step is always to succeed in becoming surprised - to notice that there is something funny going on.
When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights.
Great art is always a balancing act. But all art has both - an emotional content and an intellectual content.
There is much more mystery in the shadow of a man walking on a sunny day, than in all religions of the world.
Here is what we have to offer you in its most elaborate form -- confusion guided by a clear sense of purpose.
Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.
It seemed to me that this might be a great pageant, which would give a chance for a very interesting picture.
What can I tell you I continue to be creative, but have only been commercially successful outside of the U.S.
I was a good student in the subjects that I wanted to be good in. The curriculum in my section was excellent.
You can write and write, but if you don't have someone who can nail that character, it's never going to live.