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Andres Serrano

Andres Serrano

American Photographer

Born: Aug 15, 1950

Am Artist Church Like People Work

Related authors: Annie Leibovitz Ansel Adams Berenice Abbott Diane Arbus Dorothea Lange Gordon Parks Imogen Cunningham Robert Mapplethorpe

Some people have compared the Klan images to ecclesiastical figures. Andres Serrano

People Some People Some Ecclesiastical Klan Figures Compared Images

I think if the Vatican is smart, someday they'll collect my work. Andres Serrano

Work Smart Think Collect Someday Vatican

I have always felt that my work is religious, not sacrilegious. Andres Serrano

Work Religious Felt Always

I like the aesthetics of the Church. Andres Serrano

Church Like Aesthetic

I like going to Church for aesthetic reasons, rather than spiritual ones. Andres Serrano

Spiritual Church Rather Like Aesthetic Than Going Reasons

An artist is nothing without his or her obsessions, and I have mine. Andres Serrano

Nothing Mine Obsessions Without His Artist Her

As a former Catholic, and as someone who even today is not opposed to being called a Christian, I felt I had every right to use the symbols of the Church and resented being told not to. Andres Serrano

Today Church Christian Every Someone Had Catholic Felt Opposed Being Former Use Who Even Right Symbols

One of the things that I am happy about in my life as an artist is that I am not considered a Hispanic artist. Andres Serrano

Life Happy My Life Considered One Of The Things About Am Hispanic Artist Things

People have to find ways of explaining the work. Andres Serrano

Work People Ways Find Explaining

I usually refer to myself as Hispanic. Andres Serrano

Myself Refer Hispanic

Being born, especially being born a person of color, is a political act in itself. Andres Serrano

Political Born Color Political Act Itself Person Being Act

I have never voted in my life. Andres Serrano

Life My Life Never Voted

Whenever possible, I operate outside the system. Andres Serrano

System Possible Outside Operate Whenever

I am an artist first and a photographer second. Andres Serrano

First Photographer Am Artist Second

My use of the medium - photography - is in some ways traditional. Andres Serrano

Photography Medium Ways Some Traditional Use

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