Quotes by Artists

The clothes of Courreges are so nice. Andy Warhol

Clothes Nice

Checks aren't money. Andy Warhol

Money Checks

We live in a fractured world. I've always seen it as my role as an artist to attempt to make wholeness. Anish Kapoor

World Seen Live Attempt Make Always Role Artist Wholeness Fractured

All ideas grow out of other ideas. Anish Kapoor

Other Out Ideas Grow

I think I understand something about space. I think the job of a sculptor is spatial as much as it is to do with form. Anish Kapoor

Space Job Think About Something Understand Form Much Sculptor Spatial

If you get a bad review, you take that in your stride. Anish Kapoor

You Stride Bad Bad Review Take Review Get Your

Maybe the way we have learned to look has changed in the last 25 years, and the exotic is much more acceptable. There are many artists now, younger artists, who work out of the exotic. Anish Kapoor

Work Changed Way Out More Look Learned Acceptable Years Exotic Maybe Artists Younger Work Out Much Who Many Now Last

My first show sold within the first 3 minutes, and I came back to the studio and spent the next two and a half years making almost nothing. Anish Kapoor

First Half Nothing Back Sold Spent Minutes Studio Almost Almost Nothing Half Years Within Making Came Years Next Show Two

One does not set out with the idea that I've just had a great idea and now I'm going to go and carry it out. Almost all art that's made like that doesn't go anywhere. Anish Kapoor

Art Great Made Out Carry Great Idea Had Almost Almost All Idea Like Does Go Going Just Anywhere Now Set

One doesn't make art for other people, even though I am very concerned with the viewer. Anish Kapoor

Art People Other Though Concerned Make Am Very Viewer Even

One of the great currents in the contemporary experience of art is that it seems to come out of the experience of the author. Anish Kapoor

Art Great Experience Out Seems Come Contemporary Author Currents

Re-investing in one's own little moments of insight is very important. Anish Kapoor

Important Own Insight Very Little Moments

What one does in the studio is to pose a series of problems to oneself. I've got to look for some deeper meaning, for some reason for this thing to be in the world. There's enough stuff in the world. Anish Kapoor

World Problems Enough Some Oneself Studio Stuff Look Does Got Meaning Reason Series Deeper Deeper Meaning Thing Pose

I'm interested in humor, and greeting cards just happen to be a perfect medium for my message. They're accessible to everyone, and thanks to all the advances that have been made by environmentally conscientious printers, I can get my message across while keeping my carbon footprint relatively small. Anne Taintor

Humor Made Thanks Medium Everyone Relatively Small Perfect Advances Footprint Environmentally Message Printers Accessible Been Get Just Greeting Happen While Interested Across Carbon Keeping Conscientious Cards

My very first products were hand-made, one-of-a-kind pins. When I finally realized I could repeat a phrase to make multiples, 'intellectuals gone bad,' a fairly succinct description of my own life, seemed appropriate. Anne Taintor

I work hard, and managing an inventory-based business can be extremely stressful. The upside is that, as long as I get my job done, I can take time off pretty much any time I want. Anne Taintor

Work Time Business Work Hard Job Long Extremely Pretty Take Off Get Any Done Managing Want Upside Much Hard Stressful

Theology is anthropology. Anselm Feuerbach

Anthropology Theology