“Immaterial art is the strongest because there's no obstacle; there's just energy, and I believe in energy.” BelieveArtEnergyI BelieveArt IsObstaclesI Believe InStrongest Author:Marina Abramovic
“My new work deals with emptying my body: 'Boat emptying, stream entering.' This means that you have to empty the body/boat to the point where you can really be connected with the fields of energy around you. I think that men and women in our Western culture are completely disconnected from that energy, and in my new work I want to make this connection possible.” ThinkingMenWantMeanBodyCultureEnergyDealsFieldsMen And WomenEmptyConnectionsWesternConnectedBoatStreamsEnteringDisconnectedWestern CultureNew Work Author:Marina Abramovic
“In every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul is indestructible.” WaySoulBodyCultureEnergyUnderstandingAncientRitualIndestructible Author:Marina Abramovic
“There are so many rules in the art world. I don't like rules and I break them all the time. I don't care if people think I'm overexposed. What I care about is if I'm going to run out of energy. Overexposure is only a problem if you are drained of energy and cannot come up with new ideas. Every artist has to recognize that and know when to stop for a moment.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldArtIdeasMomentsProblemCareRunningArtistEnergyBreakCome UpDon't CareI Don't CareNew IdeasI CareArt WorldDrainedOverexposure Author:Marina Abramovic
“Through performance, I found the possibility of establishing a dialogue with the audience through an exchange of energy, which tended to transform the energy itself. I could not produce a single work without the presence of the audience, because the audience gave me the energy to be able, through a specific action, to assimilate it and return it, to create a genuine field of energy.” AbleActionFoundEnergyAudienceFieldsPossibilityProduceReturnPerformancesGenuineDialogue Author:Marina Abramovic
“You know how you feel somebody looking at you, and you turn, and somebody actually is? It's the same at an art gallery. You're looking at one portrait, turn around, and there is a work of art directly behind you. Because it's all energy. Every single thing has energy.” KnowsFeelsArtTurnsEnergyBehindsKnow HowWorks Of ArtPortraitsGalleryBehind YouHow You FeelArt Galleries Author:Marina Abramovic
