“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
“Most people who think they can't live up to the great painters of the past, often times have a group of people they think they're better than.” PeopleThinkingPastGroupsPainter 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