“In the studio, I don't do a lot of work that requires repetitive activity. I spend a lot of time looking and thinking and then try to find the most efficient way to get what I want, whether it's making a drawing or a sculpture, or casting plaster or whatever.” ThinkingWayWantTryingActivityStudiosDrawingEfficientSculptureCastingRepetitivePlasters Author:Bruce Nauman
“What is it that an artist does when he is left alone in his studio? My conclusion was that if I was an artist and I was in the studio, then everything I was doing in the studio should be art . . . . From that point on, art became more of an activity and less of a product.” IfsShouldDoeArtArtistLeftProductsActivityArt IsStudiosConclusionLeft Alone Author:Bruce Nauman
“I like to use my hands and make things... It might seem pretty stupid or pointless but that doesn't matter... some of the most interesting work is the stuff that starts like that - out of a raw need for activity.” NeedsMatterUseHandsSeemsMightStuffInterestingStupidActivityMost InterestingPointless Author:Bruce Nauman