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I’d always wanted to know the difference between a mark that was art and one that wasn’t.

Roy Lichtenstein

Personally, I feel that in my own work I wanted to look programmed or impersonal but I don’t really believe I am being impersonal when I do it. And I don’t think you could do this.
ROY LICHTENSTEIN

Believe Belive Feel Impersonal Impression Look Own Personally Programme Thinking Wanted Work
There is almost nothing you can say that holds up as a generalization, because it depends on too many factors: size, modulation, the rest of the field, a certain consistency that color has with forms, and the statement you’re trying to make.
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Almost Certain Consistency Depend Field Generalization Hold Make Modulation Nothing Say Statement Try
I kind of do the drawing with the painting in mind, but it’s very hard to guess at a size or a color and the colors around it and what it will really look like. It’s only a guess at the beginning, and then I try to refine it.
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Around Beginning Color Draw Four Guess Kind Mind Painting Refine
All of it had an impact – as did happenings – because I could see that art was changing from expressionism, which I was doing at the time, or thought I was doing. But it wasn’t the direction I really wanted to go.
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All Change Direction Expression Happen Impact Thought Time Want
My work isn’t about form. It’s about seeing. I’m excited about seeing things, and I’m interested in the way I think other people see things.
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Interest People See Thing Thinking Vision Work
I’d always wanted to know the difference between a mark that was art and one that wasn’t.
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Always Art Difference Drawing Mark One Want
Outside is the world; it’s there. Pop Art looks out into the world.
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Art Look Out Outside Pop World
Organized perception is what art is all about.
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Art Organized Perception
A number of artists have done things with Mickey Mouse – including Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol. He’s such an American symbol, and such an anti-art symbol.
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Artist Cartoon Country Done Include Interest Mickey Mouse Number People Peron
Color is crucial in painting, but it is very hard to talk about.
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Color Consistency Hard Painting Trying Very
Use the worst colour you can find in each place – it usually is the best.
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Best Colour Each Place Use Worst
We’re not living in a school-of-Paris world, you know, and the things we really see in America are like this. It’s McDonald’s, it’s not Le Corbusier.
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Country Living Mcdonalds People Peron School Thing World
I kind of do the drawing with the painting in mind, but it’s very hard to guess at a size or a color and all the colors around it and what it will really look like.
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Around Color Draw Drawing Gesture Guess Hard Mind Panting Size
The big tradition, I think, is unity. And I have that in mind; and with that, you know, you could break all the traditions- all the other so-called rules, because they are stylistic.. and most are not true.
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Artist Big Break Know Long Mind Thinking Tradition
You know, as you compose music, you’re just off in your own world.
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Compose Ideas Just Music Own Reality Thinking World
I dont have big anxieties. I wish I did. Id be much more interesting.
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Anxiety Art Interest Interesting More Much

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