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Eric Drooker Quotes

I find it very difficult to be funny, it’s much easier to do tragedy than it is to do comedy Picture Quote #1

Doing art that has a happy ending, that doesn’t seem really corny, is extremely difficult to pull off convincingly Picture Quote #1

By the time I was in my early-twenties and was living there on the Lower East Side, I was so surrounded by tragedy that I think that inspired me to try to reflect it in the artwork Picture Quote #1

Typically your work will end up in a museum [after] you’re dead. And maybe that’s the function of a museum. It’s an archive of your work after you’re dead Picture Quote #1

In art school we’re always taught that art is an end in itself - art for art’s sake, expressing yourself, and that that’s enough Picture Quote #1

In the U.S., ironically, people work longer hours in the U.S. than they do in Europe or in any other industrialized country. They seem utterly oblivious to May Day, don’t really know what it is - our own history Picture Quote #1

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Poster art was always my way of being involved in the conversation. So it wasn’t just a one-way conversation with the police yelling at us or freaking us out. Street posters allowed you to have the last word Picture Quote #1

The Street is as large as consciousness itself. So, when creating art for the street, be mindful of where the public’s head is at these days. Give the public a real alternative to the strict diet of celebrity gossip, religion, and un-reality television Picture Quote #1

I think for an artist there are so many things to make pictures of now, that everyone else may be suffering, but at least artists will just be stimulated by it all Picture Quote #1

Working people are working even longer hours, even though we won the eight-hour workday at the Haymarket General Strike in Chicago Picture Quote #1

People don’t work in factories, [they aren’t] big muscular guys. The working class is flabby because they’re sitting in front of a computer all day, but it’s still their labor being extracted Picture Quote #1

Art is one of the few places where you can put it in a constructive way where it won’t burn you up inside or hurt anyone Picture Quote #1

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Art is one of the few ways we have of dealing with things that frighten or anger us Picture Quote #1

By the time I was in my early-twenties and was living there on the Lower East Side, I was so surrounded by tragedy that I think that inspired me to try to reflect it in the artwork Picture Quote #1

Doing art that has a happy ending, that doesn’t seem really corny, is extremely difficult to pull off convincingly Picture Quote #1

There’s so much tragedy in people that we see every day that we don’t have to make anything up. We don’t have to invent anything. There are two items on the menu: comedy and tragedy Picture Quote #1

The poster art over the years, art with social critique in it, has always been trying to make that point - that we are larger than they are Picture Quote #1

I don’t even believe in magic, or ghosts or anything like that, and yet in a city like New York, on the subway, I definitely see ghosts and art seems to have some magical properties Picture Quote #1

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We all know artists who like to collaborate, who like to work as a team. It all kind of depends what your habitual working method is Picture Quote #1

There’s the fact that animation is extremely time-consuming, tedious, labor-intensive, and therefore, extremely expensive as an art form to really do it right, to really do full animation Picture Quote #1

Typically your work will end up in a museum [after] you’re dead. And maybe that’s the function of a museum. It’s an archive of your work after you’re dead Picture Quote #1

The problem with prostitution in my experience is that it’s often unsatisfying Picture Quote #1

Illustrators are usually illustrating something big or commercial if not outright advertising. It’s a form of prostitution, but that’s cool because we don’t have any moral hang-up about it Picture Quote #1

In art school we’re always taught that art is an end in itself - art for art’s sake, expressing yourself, and that that’s enough Picture Quote #1

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Art grabs people by their eyeballs, it seduces them ... art is a means to an end rather than simply an end in itself Picture Quote #1

When I was in my early twenties I was doing tenant organizing - rent strikes, specifically - in my building. I think that was how I started doing poster art. It was something very concrete Picture Quote #1

I think so much of art is unconscious anyway, the artist doesn’t know the real reason they’re doing it. They’re just kind of going along with it intuitively Picture Quote #1

Everything you do is political, even if it’s abstract. You’re making a political statement even if it’s unwittingly Picture Quote #1

Artists always live in the cracks anyway, whatever culture they’re in. They’re usually accustomed to not having much money, to kind of roughing it Picture Quote #1

The trick is not to look back, but keep on expressing where I’m at now. It’s challenging to create something new, so it’s crucial to dwell in the present moment Picture Quote #1

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I find it very difficult to be funny, it’s much easier to do tragedy than it is to do comedy (Eric Drooker Quotes) Doing art that has a happy ending, that doesn’t seem really corny, is extremely difficult to pull off convincingly. (Eric Drooker Quotes) By the time I was in my early-twenties and was living there on the Lower East Side, I was so surrounded by tragedy that I think that inspired me to try to reflect it in the artwork. (Eric Drooker Quotes) Typically your work will end up in a museum [after] you’re dead. And maybe that’s the function of a museum. It’s an archive of your work after you’re dead. (Eric Drooker Quotes) In art school we’re always taught that art is an end in itself - art for art’s sake, expressing yourself, and that that’s enough. (Eric Drooker Quotes) In the U.S., ironically, people work longer hours in the U.S. than they do in Europe or in any other industrialized country. They seem utterly oblivious to May Day, don’t really know what it is - our own history (Eric Drooker Quotes) Poster art was always my way of being involved in the conversation. So it wasn’t just a one-way conversation with the police yelling at us or freaking us out. Street posters allowed you to have the last word (Eric Drooker Quotes) The Street is as large as consciousness itself. So, when creating art for the street, be mindful of where the public’s head is at these days. Give the public a real alternative to the strict diet of celebrity gossip, religion, and un-reality television (Eric Drooker Quotes) I think for an artist there are so many things to make pictures of now, that everyone else may be suffering, but at least artists will just be stimulated by it all (Eric Drooker Quotes) Working people are working even longer hours, even though we won the eight-hour workday at the Haymarket General Strike in Chicago (Eric Drooker Quotes) People don’t work in factories, [they aren’t] big muscular guys. The working class is flabby because they’re sitting in front of a computer all day, but it’s still their labor being extracted (Eric Drooker Quotes) Art is one of the few places where you can put it in a constructive way where it won’t burn you up inside or hurt anyone (Eric Drooker Quotes) Art is one of the few ways we have of dealing with things that frighten or anger us (Eric Drooker Quotes) By the time I was in my early-twenties and was living there on the Lower East Side, I was so surrounded by tragedy that I think that inspired me to try to reflect it in the artwork (Eric Drooker Quotes) Doing art that has a happy ending, that doesn’t seem really corny, is extremely difficult to pull off convincingly (Eric Drooker Quotes) There’s so much tragedy in people that we see every day that we don’t have to make anything up. We don’t have to invent anything. There are two items on the menu: comedy and tragedy (Eric Drooker Quotes) The poster art over the years, art with social critique in it, has always been trying to make that point - that we are larger than they are (Eric Drooker Quotes) I don’t even believe in magic, or ghosts or anything like that, and yet in a city like New York, on the subway, I definitely see ghosts and art seems to have some magical properties (Eric Drooker Quotes) We all know artists who like to collaborate, who like to work as a team. It all kind of depends what your habitual working method is (Eric Drooker Quotes) There’s the fact that animation is extremely time-consuming, tedious, labor-intensive, and therefore, extremely expensive as an art form to really do it right, to really do full animation (Eric Drooker Quotes) Typically your work will end up in a museum [after] you’re dead. And maybe that’s the function of a museum. It’s an archive of your work after you’re dead (Eric Drooker Quotes) The problem with prostitution in my experience is that it’s often unsatisfying (Eric Drooker Quotes) Illustrators are usually illustrating something big or commercial if not outright advertising. It’s a form of prostitution, but that’s cool because we don’t have any moral hang-up about it (Eric Drooker Quotes) In art school we’re always taught that art is an end in itself - art for art’s sake, expressing yourself, and that that’s enough (Eric Drooker Quotes) Art grabs people by their eyeballs, it seduces them ... art is a means to an end rather than simply an end in itself (Eric Drooker Quotes) When I was in my early twenties I was doing tenant organizing - rent strikes, specifically - in my building. I think that was how I started doing poster art. It was something very concrete (Eric Drooker Quotes) I think so much of art is unconscious anyway, the artist doesn’t know the real reason they’re doing it. They’re just kind of going along with it intuitively (Eric Drooker Quotes) Everything you do is political, even if it’s abstract. You’re making a political statement even if it’s unwittingly (Eric Drooker Quotes) Artists always live in the cracks anyway, whatever culture they’re in. They’re usually accustomed to not having much money, to kind of roughing it (Eric Drooker Quotes) The trick is not to look back, but keep on expressing where I’m at now. It’s challenging to create something new, so it’s crucial to dwell in the present moment (Eric Drooker Quotes)

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