“I have always been very much involved in the pseudo biological cycle of production, consumption and destruction. And for a long time, I have been anguished by the fact that one of its most conspicuous material results is the flooding of our world with junk and rejected odd objects.” WorldLongHas BeensArtFactsResultsObjectsMaterialsInvolvedLong TimeDestructionProductionsOddCyclesOur WorldConsumptionRejectedJunkPseudoFloodingContemporary Art Author:Arman
“When I was a child of four I wasn't really drawing like a child, I wasn't sketching as a child. I would sketch and I was using perspective, the good relationship of the subject.” ChildrenFourSubjectsPerspectiveDrawingGood RelationshipSketching Author:Arman
“Through the history of art we can see through the emotional life, and sometimes the financial security of some of the artists, some transformation. And I really believe that it's generally about the same kind of transformation and the same kind of reaction. We are a little bit less individual than we would like to believe or guess we are.” BelieveKindLittlesArtSometimesArtistIndividualBitsSecurityEmotionalLittle BitTransformationFinancialIndividualityReactionsEmotional LifeFinancial Security Author:Arman
“if you want to be a little bit solitary and work very hard, you can do it more easily in New York than in a town like Paris or London. Because you depend so much for human relationships here on the phone. If you don't answer your phone, you are quite a lonely couple.” IfsWantHumansLittlesHardBitsCan DoAnswersNew YorkDependsCoupleSolitudeLittle BitLonelyTownsPhonesLondonParisSolitaryYou Can Do ItHuman RelationsHuman Relationships Author:Arman
“I maintain that the expression of junk and objects has an intrinsic value, and I see no need to look for aesthetic forms in them and to adapt them to the colors of the palette.” NeedsLooksFormValuesObjectsColorExpressionAestheticJunkPaletteIntrinsic Value Author:Arman
“Time doesn't exist. It doesn't exist in any way. It's more subjective than real. Time doesn't exist. I believe in memory. Memory is the real inspiration. Memory creates time. Memory is pure power. Pure power and pure strength, and pure utilization of space and time (if time is something we can really ever label). But I don't believe in time itself.” IfsWayBelieveRealInspirationI BelieveMemoriesSpacePureDon't BelieveI Believe InLabelsBelieve In MeTime And SpaceSubjectiveUtilization Author:Arman
“Design is more of a kitchen than a knife, and more of a lab than a beaker.” DesignEntrepreneurKitchenKnivesLabs Author:Arman
