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Robert Barry Quotes

I’ve always said my biggest influence is my, just, the last work I did, the last piece I made Picture Quote #1

But artistically, my art I kept very separate from my political beliefs, deliberately and very, very rarely would I allow that kind of thing into it Picture Quote #1

I was a filmmaker. I made movies. I made films. And I always took photos and made films, always from the beginning Picture Quote #1

I really wasn’t about to get a Ph.D. in art history, you know, which you’d absolutely needed. And that was not something I wanted. And I loved art history, but not that way Picture Quote #1

Developing your own style became something very interesting, very important to me Picture Quote #1

By being critical, you also develop your own style of what you like, what direction you want to move Picture Quote #1

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Art was something that I was really interested in, probably more so than writing or anything else Picture Quote #1

So I never had trouble getting work or working or doing - I always worked. I worked when I went to college. I worked after school Picture Quote #1

I was never that big a rock-and-roll, rock guy. I really preferred jazz, you know, that kind of thing Picture Quote #1

I was also a good writer, by the way. My, you know, my English teacher and writing teacher loved my writing. You know, I wrote short stories and things like that. And they liked them very much Picture Quote #1

I think my parents - my parents were very hands-off, quite liberal in terms of their - they really - they did encourage me, but they never really pushed me into anything, really Picture Quote #1

A word refers to something in the real world and so, in a way, does a photo. It’s not the thing itself, but it’s a kind of suggestion of where you might look for that thing Picture Quote #1

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Words have very potent meanings and people read them and they react to them personally. They are very suggestive in terms of your life and things like that Picture Quote #1

I think you say the word in your mind anyway, you know. When you look at a word, you say it Picture Quote #1

I have been in competitions for commissions. I’ve won most and lost some. Mostly, I’ve won Picture Quote #1

I’m fortunate in one respect; that I don’t have a lot of work in my studio. Most of it’s out, gone; either sold or in galleries. I work with a lot of galleries Picture Quote #1

I like the work hanging free in the frame. I don’t like too much frame around it but I like a little breathing space around the piece Picture Quote #1

I’m used to being the background. I’m used to having work that only lasts for a little while. I’m used to being - working in the real world, where real things are Picture Quote #1

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And after a while, you just pare things down more and more and more, until you get to certain basic things which just - basic ideas which just seem to work for you over and over again Picture Quote #1

If I’m reading something and a word pops up, or I just catch it, I try to mark it off and then, later, write it down on a piece of paper and add it to my list Picture Quote #1

I always took photographs. I photographed a lot of trees, by the way, which is another image I used often in my work, the tree image Picture Quote #1

I liked the idea of the words floating in space and the space behind it moving all the time, ever changing Picture Quote #1

You know, there are some people who just don’t - that cannot get comfortable behind the wheel of a car and always sort of think they’re going to kill somebody Picture Quote #1

I really kind of liked the fluidity and not really being tied down. I saw the kind of people that were tenured and what happened to them there and I thought it was kind of death, really Picture Quote #1

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You can’t make somebody care about what you’re doing. Either they get it, either there’s that connection - or they don’t Picture Quote #1

You can never really predict how people are going to react, what they’re going to think about, whether they care Picture Quote #1

Even though you’re reading something, it’s as though that person who wrote it is speaking to you. It’s a form of conversation, really Picture Quote #1

People ask me why I use words and the reason, of course, is that words talk to you. I mean, they’re something that are generated inside of you and that you can relate to you Picture Quote #1

You can’t have silence on the radio; people will turn away from the station Picture Quote #1

And the mind actually does generate electrical currents - very weak ones and not necessarily ones that can be picked up by anyone else Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always said my biggest influence is my, just, the last work I did, the last piece I made (Robert Barry Quotes) But artistically, my art I kept very separate from my political beliefs, deliberately and very, very rarely would I allow that kind of thing into it (Robert Barry Quotes) I was a filmmaker. I made movies. I made films. And I always took photos and made films, always from the beginning (Robert Barry Quotes) I really wasn’t about to get a Ph.D. in art history, you know, which you’d absolutely needed. And that was not something I wanted. And I loved art history, but not that way (Robert Barry Quotes) Developing your own style became something very interesting, very important to me (Robert Barry Quotes) By being critical, you also develop your own style of what you like, what direction you want to move (Robert Barry Quotes) Art was something that I was really interested in, probably more so than writing or anything else (Robert Barry Quotes) So I never had trouble getting work or working or doing - I always worked. I worked when I went to college. I worked after school (Robert Barry Quotes) I was never that big a rock-and-roll, rock guy. I really preferred jazz, you know, that kind of thing (Robert Barry Quotes) I was also a good writer, by the way. My, you know, my English teacher and writing teacher loved my writing. You know, I wrote short stories and things like that. And they liked them very much (Robert Barry Quotes) I think my parents - my parents were very hands-off, quite liberal in terms of their - they really - they did encourage me, but they never really pushed me into anything, really (Robert Barry Quotes) A word refers to something in the real world and so, in a way, does a photo. It’s not the thing itself, but it’s a kind of suggestion of where you might look for that thing (Robert Barry Quotes) Words have very potent meanings and people read them and they react to them personally. They are very suggestive in terms of your life and things like that (Robert Barry Quotes) I think you say the word in your mind anyway, you know. When you look at a word, you say it (Robert Barry Quotes) I have been in competitions for commissions. I’ve won most and lost some. Mostly, I’ve won (Robert Barry Quotes) I’m fortunate in one respect; that I don’t have a lot of work in my studio. Most of it’s out, gone; either sold or in galleries. I work with a lot of galleries (Robert Barry Quotes) I like the work hanging free in the frame. I don’t like too much frame around it but I like a little breathing space around the piece (Robert Barry Quotes) I’m used to being the background. I’m used to having work that only lasts for a little while. I’m used to being - working in the real world, where real things are (Robert Barry Quotes) And after a while, you just pare things down more and more and more, until you get to certain basic things which just - basic ideas which just seem to work for you over and over again (Robert Barry Quotes) If I’m reading something and a word pops up, or I just catch it, I try to mark it off and then, later, write it down on a piece of paper and add it to my list (Robert Barry Quotes) I always took photographs. I photographed a lot of trees, by the way, which is another image I used often in my work, the tree image (Robert Barry Quotes) I liked the idea of the words floating in space and the space behind it moving all the time, ever changing (Robert Barry Quotes) You know, there are some people who just don’t - that cannot get comfortable behind the wheel of a car and always sort of think they’re going to kill somebody (Robert Barry Quotes) I really kind of liked the fluidity and not really being tied down. I saw the kind of people that were tenured and what happened to them there and I thought it was kind of death, really (Robert Barry Quotes) You can’t make somebody care about what you’re doing. Either they get it, either there’s that connection - or they don’t (Robert Barry Quotes) You can never really predict how people are going to react, what they’re going to think about, whether they care (Robert Barry Quotes) Even though you’re reading something, it’s as though that person who wrote it is speaking to you. It’s a form of conversation, really (Robert Barry Quotes) People ask me why I use words and the reason, of course, is that words talk to you. I mean, they’re something that are generated inside of you and that you can relate to you (Robert Barry Quotes) You can’t have silence on the radio; people will turn away from the station (Robert Barry Quotes) And the mind actually does generate electrical currents - very weak ones and not necessarily ones that can be picked up by anyone else (Robert Barry Quotes)

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