9 Bruce Nauman Quotes for You to Enjoy

Bruce Nauman

American Sculptor

Born: Dec 6, 1941

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If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses. Bruce Nauman

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I like to use my hands and make things... It might seem pretty stupid or pointless but that doesn't matter... some of the most interesting work is the stuff that starts like that - out of a raw need for activity. Bruce Nauman

In the studio, I don't do a lot of work that requires repetitive activity. I spend a lot of time looking and thinking and then try to find the most efficient way to get what I want, whether it's making a drawing or a sculpture, or casting plaster or whatever. Bruce Nauman

Work Time Try Looking Whatever Thinking Spend Way Drawing Find Casting Studio Most Making Lot Repetitive Efficient Get Want Whether Then Requires Sculpture Plaster Activity

And then what makes the work interesting is if you choose the right questions. Bruce Nauman

Work You Right Questions Makes Questions Interesting Then Choose Right

I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing. Bruce Nauman

Think Embarrassing About Like Being Influence

In this case we're building a corner to stretch a fence and hang a gate. It had a real purpose in the ranch here. I needed to do this. But at the same time, it made a beautiful structure. Bruce Nauman

Beautiful Time Made Building Corner Ranch Case Structure Purpose Had Real Fence Same Hang Same Time Here Gate Needed Stretch

And so I put down some of the things that he said, about keeping your tools sharpened and not letting them lie on the ground where they get hurt or get abused and dirty and can't find them. And some thoughts about how his father used to do things. Bruce Nauman

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