“I wanted to make new works of very contemporary objects, which I thought was interesting because many of them are manufactured in China, but these objects are universal, they go across all languages, all cultures.” WantedCultureLanguageInterestingObjectsUniversalChinaContemporaryNew Work Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“There was something really wonderful about being able to feel confident about doing my first exhibition in China, that people would have no trouble recognising the images and understanding my work. I also have a lot of freedom in the way I use colour, and I think that kind of freedom in colour is also understandable in every culture.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsFirstsKindUseAbleCultureUnderstandingWonderfulTroubleChinaColourExhibitions Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“I think that cultural influence is very deep, it is not on the surface and this is true in every culture.” ThinkingCultureInfluenceSurfaceVery Deep Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“When I go to China I see many artists whose work reflects on aspects of contemporary popular culture but obviously the history of Western art is not part of their own tradition.” ArtArtistCultureArt IsAspectTraditionWesternChinaContemporaryPopular Culture Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“As an artist you are free to use any image, any style, any idea from any culture and any period of history.” IdeasUseArtistCultureStylePeriods Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“You can take things from the past, from the culture, from the immediate past and things that have not yet entered the culture, so they have no history yet. You can create your own context.” PastCulture Author:Michael Craig-Martin
