“It's three disparate elements: the stop sign, the stage paintings, and the skeleton paintings. Those are three sharp ideas, although none of them are necessarily good ideas. Tons of artists have made whole careers out of those three ideas.” MadeIdeasWholeArtistThreeCareersStagePaintingElementsGood IdeasSkeletons Author:Josh Smith
“I didn't want it to have any technical virtuosity; I wanted it to just be really clear how it was made. For my work in general, it's always really clear how it is made.” WantMadeWantedClearVirtuosity Author:Josh Smith
“It's a stage with four lights clamped to it with walls made out of plywood. And then my name's in the center. It's the type of thing that can be made over and over again. It's not like a Michelangelo sculpture.” MadeLightNamesFourStageWallTypeSculpture Author:Josh Smith
“I like when people have opinions - especially about art. You can hate my art. I made my art to be hated. That's why I made the name paintings.” PeopleArtMadeHateNamesOpinionPaintingHated Author:Josh Smith
“I made work specifically for them not to like. If you made paintings of flowers and someone says they hate it, it's like, "What do you mean? It's a flower!" But if you make a painting of your name and somebody says they hate it, it's like, "Well, why would you like a painting of my name anyway?"” IfsWellsMeanMadeHateNamesPaintingFlower Author:Josh Smith
