And combining the two is creating this beautiful alliance between humanity and nature. That’s why my forests are mathematical expansion systems, all of them.
AGNES DENESPeople have too many problems during the day; they don’t want to think.
More Agnes Denes Quotes
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I went through about six or seven painting methods just to see what I didn’t want to do. And then I got off the wall, and went into the environment.
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People are always fighting reality until it’s pushed down their throats.
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What I did for my last act as a painter, if you call me a painter, was to photograph the weave of the canvas, and enlarge it and enlarge it until it became like a landscape.
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I’m mostly self-taught. I didn’t learn much in school.
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If I could relive my life, what I would do is work with scientists. But not one scientist, because they’re locked into their little specializations.
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And I even like my own company. But when I’m alone, it’s to read or write. I’m in my thoughts. Mostly I’m learning.
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Most wonderful things are unconscious.
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I always was alone. And I’m alone today. It’s fine. I have lots of friends, but not in terms of working together.
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I study what I work with. I studied all these different fields of science that I needed for my work.
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If I like a person, I like them. I may like the art and not like the person.
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When I’m gone, you’ll be sitting in a cafe and say, “Do you remember Agnes?”
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Words are changing. I find that old expressions are outdated, so when I write something, I try to find a new expression that hasn’t been born yet. It’s difficult.
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Something to pay attention to and maybe change direction.
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People have too many problems during the day; they don’t want to think.
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Philosophy gets its ugly head into everything, but I don’t think we live philosophy anymore. It’s done.
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