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Whether I get adequate attention or not, people here do know the work I have been doing systematically and without compromise for over 40 years. I get tired of people making excuses for guys who don’t continue the art because they can’t make a living Picture Quote #1

I like to cook, walk on the beach, go to concerts and look at fine art Picture Quote #1

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare Picture Quote #1

If the work of art is to continue pursuing the vision of both being in and of the world but nevertheless in some fashion being more than just one more object to the mounting clutter, this is the specific point, I think, where this must be assured Picture Quote #1

Which implies that the real issue in art is the audience’s response. Now I claim that when I make things, I don’t care about the audience’s response, I’m making them for myself. But I’m making them for myself as audience, because I want to wake myself up Picture Quote #1

There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen. Go against the rules or ignore the rules. That is what invention is about Picture Quote #1

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The student who deceives himself into thinking that he is giving his life like an ascetic in the spirit of sacrifice for art, is the victim of a deplorable species of egotism Picture Quote #1

Great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of the world without and that within Picture Quote #1

Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches perfection, and inasmuch as it approaches a mere definition, it is imperfect and untrue Picture Quote #1

The trouble with movies as a business is that it’s an art, and the trouble with movies as art is that it’s a business Picture Quote #1

A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist’s world Picture Quote #1

Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced Picture Quote #1

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What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation Picture Quote #1

Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world Picture Quote #1

In general it can be said that a nation’s art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people Picture Quote #1

Art is the window to man’s soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within Picture Quote #1

Once again, I think there is little art being done that really owns up to such intense possibilities Picture Quote #1

If it is the mark of the artist to love art before everything, to renounce everything for its sake, to think all the sweet human things of life well lost if only he may attain something, do some good, great work, then I was never an artist Picture Quote #1

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The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other medium of interest to so many people Picture Quote #1

My art is rooted in a single reflection: why am I not as others are?... my art gives meaning to my life Picture Quote #1

Every great work of art... is a celebration, an act of insubordination against the betrayals, horrors and infidelities of life Picture Quote #1

The production of a work of art is determined by the material and intellectual climate in which a man lives and dies Picture Quote #1

The art of music above all the other arts is the expression of the soul of a nation Picture Quote #1

The one thing about program television that’s absolutely incompatible with any concept of art is that all decisions have to be made by program directors, whereas art is autonomous. It may be dependent, but it knows no superiors Picture Quote #1

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Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity Picture Quote #1

I feel uncomfortable with the term public art, because I’m not sure what it means. If it means what I think it does, then I don’t do it. I’m not crazy about categories Picture Quote #1

I mean, making art is about objectifying your experience of the world, transforming the flow of moments into something visual, or textual, or musical, whatever. Art creates a kind of commentary Picture Quote #1

I don’t think art is a goal orientated business. I don’t do things for the challenges, I only do them because I love them, I’m not really a goal orientated, achiever type of person Picture Quote #1

All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to make sculpture? I have found the answer. art is an action against death. It is a denial of death Picture Quote #1

Art is not predictable. Art is not golf, as great as that may be. There are 360 degrees of choice to make Picture Quote #1

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Whether I get adequate attention or not, people here do know the work I have been doing systematically and without compromise for over 40 years. I get tired of people making excuses for guys who don’t continue the art because they can’t make a living (Art Is Quotes) I like to cook, walk on the beach, go to concerts and look at fine art (Art Is Quotes) Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare (Art Is Quotes) If the work of art is to continue pursuing the vision of both being in and of the world but nevertheless in some fashion being more than just one more object to the mounting clutter, this is the specific point, I think, where this must be assured (Art Is Quotes) Which implies that the real issue in art is the audience’s response. Now I claim that when I make things, I don’t care about the audience’s response, I’m making them for myself. But I’m making them for myself as audience, because I want to wake myself up (Art Is Quotes) There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen. Go against the rules or ignore the rules. That is what invention is about (Art Is Quotes) The student who deceives himself into thinking that he is giving his life like an ascetic in the spirit of sacrifice for art, is the victim of a deplorable species of egotism (Art Is Quotes) Great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of the world without and that within (Art Is Quotes) Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches perfection, and inasmuch as it approaches a mere definition, it is imperfect and untrue (Art Is Quotes) The trouble with movies as a business is that it’s an art, and the trouble with movies as art is that it’s a business (Art Is Quotes) A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist’s world (Art Is Quotes) Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced (Art Is Quotes) What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation (Art Is Quotes) Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world (Art Is Quotes) In general it can be said that a nation’s art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people (Art Is Quotes) Art is the window to man’s soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within (Art Is Quotes) Once again, I think there is little art being done that really owns up to such intense possibilities (Art Is Quotes) If it is the mark of the artist to love art before everything, to renounce everything for its sake, to think all the sweet human things of life well lost if only he may attain something, do some good, great work, then I was never an artist (Art Is Quotes) The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other medium of interest to so many people (Art Is Quotes) My art is rooted in a single reflection: why am I not as others are?... my art gives meaning to my life (Art Is Quotes) Every great work of art... is a celebration, an act of insubordination against the betrayals, horrors and infidelities of life (Art Is Quotes) The production of a work of art is determined by the material and intellectual climate in which a man lives and dies (Art Is Quotes) The art of music above all the other arts is the expression of the soul of a nation (Art Is Quotes) The one thing about program television that’s absolutely incompatible with any concept of art is that all decisions have to be made by program directors, whereas art is autonomous. It may be dependent, but it knows no superiors (Art Is Quotes) Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity (Art Is Quotes) I feel uncomfortable with the term public art, because I’m not sure what it means. If it means what I think it does, then I don’t do it. I’m not crazy about categories (Art Is Quotes) I mean, making art is about objectifying your experience of the world, transforming the flow of moments into something visual, or textual, or musical, whatever. Art creates a kind of commentary (Art Is Quotes) I don’t think art is a goal orientated business. I don’t do things for the challenges, I only do them because I love them, I’m not really a goal orientated, achiever type of person (Art Is Quotes) All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to make sculpture? I have found the answer. art is an action against death. It is a denial of death (Art Is Quotes) Art is not predictable. Art is not golf, as great as that may be. There are 360 degrees of choice to make (Art Is Quotes)

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