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Louise Bourgeois Quotes

A work of art doesn’t have to be explained Picture Quote #1

Art is a guarantee of sanity Picture Quote #1

A work of art doesn’t have to be explained, Picture Quote #1

I know that when I finish a drawing, my anxiety level decreases. The realistic drawings are a way of pinning down an idea. I don’t want to loose it. With the abstract drawings, when I’m feeling loose, I can slip into the unconscious Picture Quote #1

For me, sculpture is the body. My body is my sculpture Picture Quote #1

Tell your own story, and you will be interesting Picture Quote #1

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I was raised a Catholic. But I am not religious. In my work, I am interested in real flesh and blood Picture Quote #1

Look at it this way - a totem pole is just a decorated tree. My work is a confessional Picture Quote #1

My mother was a restorer, she repaired broken things. I don’t do that. I destroy things. I cannot go the straight line. I must destroy, rebuild, destroy again. My rhythm is not the same. My mother moved in a straight line: I go from one extreme to the other Picture Quote #1

My childhood has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama Picture Quote #1

When my mother died, I fell apart. My father wanted to control me. As a consequence, I ran away to America Picture Quote #1

It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive Picture Quote #1

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I work like a bee and feel that I accomplish little Picture Quote #1

My life has been regulated by insomnia Picture Quote #1

One must accept the fact that others don’t see what you do Picture Quote #1

Art is a way of recognizing oneself Picture Quote #1

It is not a torment to be an artist. It is a privilege Picture Quote #1

An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing Picture Quote #1

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To be an artist, you need to exist in a world of silence Picture Quote #1

I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands Picture Quote #1

I have been to hell and back, and let me tell you, it was wonderful Picture Quote #1

When I was growing up, all the women in my house were using needles. I’ve always had a fascination with the needle, the magic power of the needle. The needle is used to repair damage. It’s a claim to forgiveness. It is never aggressive, it’s not a pin Picture Quote #1

Every day you have to abandon your past or accept it and then, if you cannot accept it, you become a sculptor Picture Quote #1

Clothing is... an exercise in memory. It makes me explore the past: how did I feel when I wore that. They are like signposts in the search for the past Picture Quote #1

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I came from a family of repairers. The spider is a repairer. If you bash into the web of a spider, she doesn’t get mad. She weaves and repairs it Picture Quote #1

Women had to work like slaves in the art world, but a lot of men got to the top through their charm. And it hurt them. To be young and pretty didn’t help a woman in the art world, because the social scene, and the buying scene, was in the hands of women – women who had money. They wanted male artists who would come alone and be their charming guests. Rothko could be very charming. It was a court. And the artist buffoons came to the court to entertain, to charm. Now it has changed, now the younger men are in – older women and younger men Picture Quote #1

My childhood has never lost its magic, it has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama Picture Quote #1

My art is a form of restoration in terms of my feelings to myself and to others Picture Quote #1

Don’t get the green disease of envy. Don’t be fooled by success and money. Don’t let anything come between you and your work Picture Quote #1

I have kept a diary as long as I can remember, and drawings are really another kind of diary Picture Quote #1

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A work of art doesn’t have to be explained (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) Art is a guarantee of sanity (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) A work of art doesn’t have to be explained, (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) I know that when I finish a drawing, my anxiety level decreases. The realistic drawings are a way of pinning down an idea. I don’t want to loose it. With the abstract drawings, when I’m feeling loose, I can slip into the unconscious. (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) For me, sculpture is the body. My body is my sculpture (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) Tell your own story, and you will be interesting (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) I was raised a Catholic. But I am not religious. In my work, I am interested in real flesh and blood (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) Look at it this way - a totem pole is just a decorated tree. My work is a confessional (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) My mother was a restorer, she repaired broken things. I don’t do that. I destroy things. I cannot go the straight line. I must destroy, rebuild, destroy again. My rhythm is not the same. My mother moved in a straight line: I go from one extreme to the other. (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) My childhood has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) When my mother died, I fell apart. My father wanted to control me. As a consequence, I ran away to America. (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) I work like a bee and feel that I accomplish little (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) My life has been regulated by insomnia (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) One must accept the fact that others don’t see what you do (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) Art is a way of recognizing oneself (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) It is not a torment to be an artist. It is a privilege (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) To be an artist, you need to exist in a world of silence (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) I have been to hell and back, and let me tell you, it was wonderful (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) When I was growing up, all the women in my house were using needles. I’ve always had a fascination with the needle, the magic power of the needle. The needle is used to repair damage. It’s a claim to forgiveness. It is never aggressive, it’s not a pin (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) Every day you have to abandon your past or accept it and then, if you cannot accept it, you become a sculptor (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) Clothing is... an exercise in memory. It makes me explore the past: how did I feel when I wore that. They are like signposts in the search for the past (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) I came from a family of repairers. The spider is a repairer. If you bash into the web of a spider, she doesn’t get mad. She weaves and repairs it (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) Women had to work like slaves in the art world, but a lot of men got to the top through their charm. And it hurt them. To be young and pretty didn’t help a woman in the art world, because the social scene, and the buying scene, was in the hands of women – women who had money. They wanted male artists who would come alone and be their charming guests. Rothko could be very charming. It was a court. And the artist buffoons came to the court to entertain, to charm. Now it has changed, now the younger men are in – older women and younger men (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) My childhood has never lost its magic, it has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) My art is a form of restoration in terms of my feelings to myself and to others (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) Don’t get the green disease of envy. Don’t be fooled by success and money. Don’t let anything come between you and your work (Louise Bourgeois Quotes) I have kept a diary as long as I can remember, and drawings are really another kind of diary (Louise Bourgeois Quotes)

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