“I knew I wasn't that good a writer, and all I could remember was that I could draw. I'm better at drawing than I am at writing.” WritingRememberDrawsDrawing Author:Claes Oldenburg
“I got a job as a dishwasher in Oakland, and I would draw all day. It was nice because the lady who ran the boardinghouse where I worked let me live there for nothing if I gave her some drawings every week - mostly park drawings of birds and such.” IfsJobsNiceWeekDrawsBirdLet MeDrawingRanParksDishwashersOakland Author:Claes Oldenburg
“I started to draw buildings. I called them Proposed Colossal Monuments - they weren't for real, not for actual building. It was more a critique of architecture.” RealBuildingDrawsArchitectureMonumentCritiqueColossal Author:Claes Oldenburg
