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Bruce Nauman is an influential American contemporary artist, born on December 6, 1941. Known for his unique video art and sculptures, Nauman's works often explore themes of human behavior, language, and identity.

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Famous Bruce Nauman Quotes

“If you choose the wrong questions and you proceed, you still get a result, but it's not interesting.”

Ifs Stills Interesting Results You Choose

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“And the part about being a professional artist is that you can tell, and you can do it over again, even if you can't say how you got there exactly.”

Ifs Artist Can Do You Can Do It

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“If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses.”

Ifs Want Excuse No Excuses Excuse You

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“And then what makes the work interesting is if you choose the right questions.”

Ifs Interesting You Choose Right Questions Asking The Right Questions

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“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.”

Ifs Should Doe Art Artist Left Products Activity Art Is Studios Conclusion Left Alone

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“But part of the enjoyment I take in it is finding the most efficient way to do it, which doesn't mean the corrections aren't made. I like to have a feeling of the whole task before I start, even if it changes.”

Ifs Way Mean Made Whole Feelings Findings Tasks Enjoyment Efficient Corrections

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“But if you can find that spot - I suppose it's like running - I used to be a swimmer and swim laps, and you just have to be there with what you're doing.”

Ifs Running Used Used To Be Spots Swim Lap Swimmer

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“If I was an artist, and I was in the studio, then whatever I was doing in the studio must be art.”

Ifs Art Artist Studios

Book:Please Pay Attention Please: Bruce Nauman's Words : Writings and Interviews

Source: Please Pay Attention Please: Bruce Nauman's Words : Writings and Interviews

About the Author

Born: December 6, 1941
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 34

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