Every one of my works, when I’m looking back, becomes some kind of solution, or something to concentrate on.
AGNES DENESEvery one of my works, when I’m looking back, becomes some kind of solution, or something to concentrate on.
More Agnes Denes Quotes
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I’m mostly self-taught. I didn’t learn much in school.
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People always understand everything in retrospect.
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Public art existed all along, but ecological art just naturally grew out of my thinking and writings in that area for years.
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Anything important has to be almost invisible. And underrated.
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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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I’d go from scientist to scientist to scientist, like a bee goes from flower to flower.
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Something to pay attention to and maybe change direction.
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People are always fighting reality until it’s pushed down their throats.
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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 I find that old expressions are outdated, so when I write something, I try to find a new expression that hasn’t been born yet.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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Philosophy gets its ugly head into everything, but I don’t think we live philosophy anymore. It’s done.
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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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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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When I’m gone, you’ll be sitting in a cafe and say, “Do you remember Agnes?”
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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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