“The humor for me is how far above your head the signature is - it's dislocated from the sign of the artist in such a distinct way that it could almost be a self-portrait of a sort.” WaySelfArtistPortraitsSignaturesSelf Portrait Author:Laura Owens
“In terms of my inspirations to become an artist, I think they come from early ideas and impressions about community, and the type of community I wanted to be in, and the type of thinking I wanted to do.” ThinkingIdeasInspirationWantedArtistTermCommunityTypeImpression Author:Laura Owens
“In high school I was good at math and everybody wanted me to do something with that - mathematics or engineering - which was a nightmare scenario for me. Meeting other artists and going to punk rock shows at that age, there was a feeling of freedom and community that I wanted to partake in.” ShowsFeelingsAgeWantedSchoolArtistCommunityRocksHigh SchoolMathematicsMeetingsMathNightmarePunkEngineeringScenariosPunk Rock Author:Laura Owens
“I think that I'm going to be including a lot of anonymous female artists in what I look at and incorporate. Most textiles are created by women. Generally, most stuff that's not in the canon is created by women.” ThinkingLooksArtistStuffFemaleIncludingCanonTextilesFemale Artists Author:Laura Owens
“I think a lot of male artists should and probably are thinking in the same ways. The culture has moved in a more democratic, pluralistic direction. You now find a lot of people who are looking outside of the mainstream of the history of art for their mentors. Maybe not heroes, but mentors.” PeopleThinkingWayShouldArtArtistCultureHeroMovedDemocraticMalesMainstreamMentor Author:Laura Owens