I cross out words so you will see them more
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIATI have a painting where somebody’s holding a chicken, and underneath the chicken is somebody’s head.
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I start a picture and I finish it.
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I’d never win painting contests. I remember losing to a guy who did a perfect Spiderman.
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I cross out words so you will see them more; the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them.
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I have a painting where somebody’s holding a chicken, and underneath the chicken is somebody’s head.
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Most Young Kings Get Their Heads Cut Off.
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The more I paint the more I like everything.
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I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot.
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I don’t listen to what art critics say. I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
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The country makes me more paranoid, you know? I think the crazy people out there are little crazier.
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There are about 30 words around you all the time, like ‘thread’ or ‘exit.’
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Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.
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My favorite Twombly is ‘Apollo and the Artist,’ with the big ‘Apollo’ written across it.
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I am not a black artist, I am an artist.
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I start a picture and I finish it. I don’t think about art while I work.
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SAMO as an end to to mindwash religion, nowhere politics and bogus philosophy.
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