Home / Authors / Judy Chicago

Judy Chicago

Judy Chicago Quotes

Artist

Judy Chicago, born on July 20, 1939, is an influential American artist known for her work centered on feminist and social-political issues. Her art, which encompasses painting, sculpture, and installation, explores themes of gender, power, and identity.

Filter quotes by topic

All Art World Feminist Artist Humans Kind Concern Courses Feminism Gender Important Men Thinking Ancient Believe Building Contribution Cosmic Deprived Done

Famous Judy Chicago Quotes

“To reclaim our past and insist that it become a part of our human history is the task that lies before us. For the future requires that women, as well as men, shape the world destiny.”

Men World Humans Wells Past Lying Destiny Shapes Tasks Our Past Human History

Author:Judy Chicago

“I believe in art that is connected to real human feeling, that extends itself beyond the limits of the art world to embrace all people who are striving for alternatives in an increasingly dehumanized world. I am trying to make art that relates to the deepest and most mythic concerns of human kind and I believe that, at this moment of history, feminism is humanism.”

“Even if I am simply one more woman laying one more brick in the foundation of a new and more humane world, it is enough to make me rise eagerly from my bed each morning and face the challenge of breaking the historic silence that has held women captive for so long.”

Ifs World Long Enough Faces Women Challenges Silence Morning Bed Foundation Feminist Painter Rising Historic Bricks Humane Captives Captivity Famous Artist

Author:Judy Chicago

“In the beginning, the feminine principle was seen as the fundamental cosmic force. All ancient peoples believed that the world was created by a female Deity... female deities were gradually overshadowed by or incorporated into the attributes of a number of male gods, then eclipsed by the ascendance of the single male deity that dominates the Judeo-Christian tradition.”

World Christian Force Numbers Principles Female Tradition Fundamentals Males Ancient Feminine Attributes Cosmic Deities

Author:Judy Chicago

“In the beginning, the feminine principle was seen as the fundamental cosmic force. All ancient peoples believed that the world was created by a female Diety.”

World Force Principles Female Fundamentals Ancient Feminine Cosmic

Book:The Dinner Party: From Creation to Preservation

Source: The Dinner Party: From Creation to Preservation

“Ah, well, do I wish that we lived in a world where gender didn't figure so prominently? Of course. Do I even think about myself as a woman when I go to make art? Of course not.”

Thinking World Wells Art Courses Wish Figures Gender Figure Skating

Author:Judy Chicago

About the Author

Born: July 20, 1939
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 26

Related Topics

Art World Feminist Artist Humans Kind Concern Courses Feminism Gender Important Men Thinking Ancient Believe Building Contribution Cosmic Deprived Done

Popular Topics

People Ifs Thinking Knows Men World Way Want Love Life Inspirational Needs Giving Feels Should Writing Trying Years Mind Firsts

Books & Sources

The Dinner Party: From Creation to PreservationRelated source material

Beyond the Flower: The Autobiography of a Feminist ArtistRelated source material

THROUGH THE FLOWER: My Struggle as A Woman ArtistRelated source material

Women and Art: Contested TerritoryRelated source material

Similar Authors

Jessica ValentiBrowse related quotes
Julie ZeilingerBrowse related quotes
Moses SoferBrowse related quotes
Camille PagliaBrowse related quotes
Jack GelberBrowse related quotes
Andrea DworkinBrowse related quotes
Gloria SteinemBrowse related quotes
Kathleen HannaBrowse related quotes
Jerry SaltzBrowse related quotes
Liz StanleyBrowse related quotes