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Anish Kapoor Quotes

What one does in the studio is to pose a series of problems to oneself. I’ve got to look for some deeper meaning, for some reason for this thing to be in the world. There’s enough stuff in the world Picture Quote #1

Red, of course, is the colour of the interior of our bodies. In a way it’s inside out, red Picture Quote #1

One does not set out with the idea that I’ve just had a great idea and now I’m going to go and carry it out. Almost all art that’s made like that doesn’t go anywhere Picture Quote #1

Red is a colour I’ve felt very strongly about. Maybe red is a very Indian colour, maybe it’s one of those things that I grew up with and recognise at some other level Picture Quote #1

Re-investing in one’s own little moments of insight is very important Picture Quote #1

I used to empty the studio out and throw stuff away. I now don’t. There will be a whole series of dead ends that a year or two down the line I’ll come back to Picture Quote #1

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I am Indian, and I’m proud of it. Indian life is mythologically rich and powerful Picture Quote #1

One can hardly be Indian and not know that almost every accent, which hand you eat your food with, has some deeper symbolic truth, reality Picture Quote #1

My work is not about my life history. It’s not about the story of my neurosi Picture Quote #1

The idea is that the object has a language unto itself Picture Quote #1

I feel there’s everything to do yet Picture Quote #1

If one is talking about sculpture then scale and skin is everything Picture Quote #1

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Work grows out of other work, and there are very few eureka moments Picture Quote #1

Artists don’t make objects. Artists make mythologies Picture Quote #1

Sculpture occupies the same space as your body Picture Quote #1

All ideas grow out of other ideas Picture Quote #1

I feel the symbolic world is the nub of a problem for an artist Picture Quote #1

I, in the end, make art for myself Picture Quote #1

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One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist Picture Quote #1

If you get a bad review, you take that in your stride Picture Quote #1

It’s the role of the artist to pursue content Picture Quote #1

What one does in the studio is to pose a series of problems to oneself. I’ve got to look for some deeper meaning, for some reason for this thing to be in the world. There’s enough stuff in the world Picture Quote #1

I’m not an artist who has an agenda that’s set by the work Picture Quote #1

I’ve always felt that if one was going to take seriously this vocation as an artist, you have to get beyond that decorative facade Picture Quote #1

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It’s precisely in those moments when I don’t know what to do, boredom drives one to try a host of possibilities to either get somewhere or not get anywhere Picture Quote #1

There’s something imminent in the work, but the circle is only completed by the viewer Picture Quote #1

The work itself has a complete circle of meaning and counterpoint. And without your involvement as a viewer, there is no story Picture Quote #1

One does not set out with the idea that I’ve just had a great idea and now I’m going to go and carry it out. Almost all art that’s made like that doesn’t go anywhere Picture Quote #1

Red, of course, is the colour of the interior of our bodies. In a way it’s inside out, red Picture Quote #1

Being an artist is a very long game. It is not a 10-year game. I hope I’ll be around making art when I’m 80 Picture Quote #1

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What one does in the studio is to pose a series of problems to oneself. I’ve got to look for some deeper meaning, for some reason for this thing to be in the world. There’s enough stuff in the world. (Anish Kapoor Quotes) Red, of course, is the colour of the interior of our bodies. In a way it’s inside out, red. (Anish Kapoor Quotes) One does not set out with the idea that I’ve just had a great idea and now I’m going to go and carry it out. Almost all art that’s made like that doesn’t go anywhere. (Anish Kapoor Quotes) Red is a colour I’ve felt very strongly about. Maybe red is a very Indian colour, maybe it’s one of those things that I grew up with and recognise at some other level (Anish Kapoor Quotes) Re-investing in one’s own little moments of insight is very important (Anish Kapoor Quotes) I used to empty the studio out and throw stuff away. I now don’t. There will be a whole series of dead ends that a year or two down the line I’ll come back to (Anish Kapoor Quotes) I am Indian, and I’m proud of it. Indian life is mythologically rich and powerful (Anish Kapoor Quotes) One can hardly be Indian and not know that almost every accent, which hand you eat your food with, has some deeper symbolic truth, reality (Anish Kapoor Quotes) My work is not about my life history. It’s not about the story of my neurosi (Anish Kapoor Quotes) The idea is that the object has a language unto itself (Anish Kapoor Quotes) I feel there’s everything to do yet (Anish Kapoor Quotes) If one is talking about sculpture then scale and skin is everything (Anish Kapoor Quotes) Work grows out of other work, and there are very few eureka moments (Anish Kapoor Quotes) Artists don’t make objects. Artists make mythologies (Anish Kapoor Quotes) Sculpture occupies the same space as your body (Anish Kapoor Quotes) All ideas grow out of other ideas (Anish Kapoor Quotes) I feel the symbolic world is the nub of a problem for an artist (Anish Kapoor Quotes) I, in the end, make art for myself (Anish Kapoor Quotes) One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist (Anish Kapoor Quotes) If you get a bad review, you take that in your stride (Anish Kapoor Quotes) It’s the role of the artist to pursue content (Anish Kapoor Quotes) What one does in the studio is to pose a series of problems to oneself. I’ve got to look for some deeper meaning, for some reason for this thing to be in the world. There’s enough stuff in the world (Anish Kapoor Quotes) I’m not an artist who has an agenda that’s set by the work (Anish Kapoor Quotes) I’ve always felt that if one was going to take seriously this vocation as an artist, you have to get beyond that decorative facade (Anish Kapoor Quotes) It’s precisely in those moments when I don’t know what to do, boredom drives one to try a host of possibilities to either get somewhere or not get anywhere (Anish Kapoor Quotes) There’s something imminent in the work, but the circle is only completed by the viewer (Anish Kapoor Quotes) The work itself has a complete circle of meaning and counterpoint. And without your involvement as a viewer, there is no story (Anish Kapoor Quotes) One does not set out with the idea that I’ve just had a great idea and now I’m going to go and carry it out. Almost all art that’s made like that doesn’t go anywhere (Anish Kapoor Quotes) Red, of course, is the colour of the interior of our bodies. In a way it’s inside out, red (Anish Kapoor Quotes) Being an artist is a very long game. It is not a 10-year game. I hope I’ll be around making art when I’m 80 (Anish Kapoor Quotes)

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