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John Baldessari Quotes

The idea of vaudeville clowns and court jesters is always to show the flaw, to point out what’s not working and why it’s not coherent Picture Quote #1

I think I live such a boring life. But I can’t imagine any other kind of life, so I guess it’s the life I want Picture Quote #1

Talent is cheap, you have to be possessed or obsessed, rather. You really have to feel like you cannot not do art, and that is something you can’t will Picture Quote #1

When I went to art school, I was just having fun. I realised that was the last chance I had, and then I would have to get a job Picture Quote #1

I think art, if it’s meaningful at all, is a conversation with other artists. You say something, they say something, you move back and forth Picture Quote #1

A TWO-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE WITHOUT ANY ARTICULATION IS A DEAD EXPERIENCE Picture Quote #1

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Well, why is this art? Why isn’t that art? Picture Quote #1

Probably one of the worst things that happened to photography is that cameras have viewfinders Picture Quote #1

Writing helped me understand what I was thinking about Picture Quote #1

Artists are better at finding a way to kill their time Picture Quote #1

I go back and forth between wanting to be abundantly simple and maddeningly complex Picture Quote #1

Most of my friends are women. I think women are more interesting to talk to Picture Quote #1

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That should be the goal for all art, to be as simple as a flashcard Picture Quote #1

I think art, if it’s meaningful at all, is a conversation with other artists. You say something, they say something, you move back and forth Picture Quote #1

The idea of vaudeville clowns and court jesters is always to show the flaw, to point out what’s not working and why it’s not coherent Picture Quote #1

I think I live such a boring life. But I can’t imagine any other kind of life, so I guess it’s the life I want Picture Quote #1

If you’re smart, you abandon the things that didn’t work out so well, and you enlarge upon the things that seem to be successful Picture Quote #1

Look at the subject as if you have never seen it before. Examine it from every side. Draw its outline with your eyes or in the air with your hands, and saturate yourself with it Picture Quote #1

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I was always interested in language. I thought, why not? If a painting, by the normal definition of the term, is paint on canvas, why can’t it be painted words on canvas? Picture Quote #1

It’s human desire to be understood. And we always feel we’re not understood Picture Quote #1

I could never figure out why photography and art had separate histories. So I decided to explore both Picture Quote #1

Talent is cheap, you have to be possessed or obsessed, rather. You really have to feel like you cannot not do art, and that is something you can’t will Picture Quote #1

If I saw the art around me that I liked, then I wouldn’t do art Picture Quote #1

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The idea of vaudeville clowns and court jesters is always to show the flaw, to point out what’s not working and why it’s not coherent. (John Baldessari Quotes) I think I live such a boring life. But I can’t imagine any other kind of life, so I guess it’s the life I want. (John Baldessari Quotes) Talent is cheap, you have to be possessed or obsessed, rather. You really have to feel like you cannot not do art, and that is something you can’t will. (John Baldessari Quotes) When I went to art school, I was just having fun. I realised that was the last chance I had, and then I would have to get a job. (John Baldessari Quotes) I think art, if it’s meaningful at all, is a conversation with other artists. You say something, they say something, you move back and forth. (John Baldessari Quotes) A TWO-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE WITHOUT ANY ARTICULATION IS A DEAD EXPERIENCE (John Baldessari Quotes) Well, why is this art? Why isn’t that art? (John Baldessari Quotes) Probably one of the worst things that happened to photography is that cameras have viewfinders (John Baldessari Quotes) Writing helped me understand what I was thinking about (John Baldessari Quotes) Artists are better at finding a way to kill their time (John Baldessari Quotes) I go back and forth between wanting to be abundantly simple and maddeningly complex (John Baldessari Quotes) Most of my friends are women. I think women are more interesting to talk to (John Baldessari Quotes) That should be the goal for all art, to be as simple as a flashcard (John Baldessari Quotes) I think art, if it’s meaningful at all, is a conversation with other artists. You say something, they say something, you move back and forth (John Baldessari Quotes) The idea of vaudeville clowns and court jesters is always to show the flaw, to point out what’s not working and why it’s not coherent (John Baldessari Quotes) I think I live such a boring life. But I can’t imagine any other kind of life, so I guess it’s the life I want (John Baldessari Quotes) If you’re smart, you abandon the things that didn’t work out so well, and you enlarge upon the things that seem to be successful (John Baldessari Quotes) Look at the subject as if you have never seen it before. Examine it from every side. Draw its outline with your eyes or in the air with your hands, and saturate yourself with it (John Baldessari Quotes) I was always interested in language. I thought, why not? If a painting, by the normal definition of the term, is paint on canvas, why can’t it be painted words on canvas? (John Baldessari Quotes) It’s human desire to be understood. And we always feel we’re not understood (John Baldessari Quotes) I could never figure out why photography and art had separate histories. So I decided to explore both (John Baldessari Quotes) Talent is cheap, you have to be possessed or obsessed, rather. You really have to feel like you cannot not do art, and that is something you can’t will (John Baldessari Quotes) If I saw the art around me that I liked, then I wouldn’t do art (John Baldessari Quotes)