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.
ROY LICHTENSTEINUsually I begin things through a drawing, so a lot of things are worked out in the drawing. But even then, I still allow for and want to make changes.
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I dont have big anxieties. I wish I did. Id be much more interesting.
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I take a cliche and try to organize its forms to make it monumental. The difference is often not great, but it is crucial.
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You have no idea where reality is, so to have an idea of what people think is pretty hard.
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Everybody knows that abstract art can be art, and most people know that they may not like it, even if they understand there’s another purpose to it.
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Usually I begin things through a drawing, so a lot of things are worked out in the drawing. But even then, I still allow for and want to make changes.
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In America the biggest is the best.
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All my art is in some way about other art, even if the other art is cartoons.
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Im not really sure what social message my art carries, if any.
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I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me.
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Organized perception is what art is all about.
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Color is crucial in painting, but it is very hard to talk about.
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When I met Steve Kaufman, I thought he was Gene Simmons, but what an artist talent he is. He will be an art force in the art world to deal with.
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I think the meaning of my work is that it is industrial, it’s what all the world will soon become. Europe will be the same way, soon, it won’t be American; it will be universal.
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There must be something about art… almost all cultures have done art. It’s a refining of the senses, which are there to keep us alive. As far as we know, no other animals do that.
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I was at Rutgers University, and that was a center for Fluxus in a way. But it wasn’t what I was interested in.
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