John Currin Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“A lot of times maturing as an artist is just starting to do the things you like to do.”
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“Culture is for old people. When you’re young you have your body, and that’s all you need,”
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“I think what I do is find a cliché and try to believe in it, try to get to where I don't laugh at it.”
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“Your style is who you are when you’re not trying to be clever or better than you actually are.”
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“I'd like to get the sex thing over with, but I realized I'm not done with it.You should never will a change in your work-you have to work an idea to death. I often find that the best things happen when you're near the end.”
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“I find I can't get rid of my trashiness as an artist. A lot of my themes in painting, to the extent that there are intentional themes, are meant to bring that conundrum into high relief.”
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“There is no misery in art. All art is about saying yes, and all art is about its own making.”
-- John Currin
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