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Quote by Louise Bourgeois

“It is a great privilege to be able to work with, and I suppose work off, my feelings through sculpture.”

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Louise Bourgeois was a French-born American sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Known for her complex sculptures that often deal with themes of family, sex, death, and fear, Bourgeois' work spans multiple artistic movements, including Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Minimalism. more

“So when I appear as a kind of shamanistic figure, or allude to it, I do it to stress my belief in other priorities and the need to come up with a completely different plan for working with substances. For instance, in places like universities, where everyone speaks so rationally, it is necessary for a kind of enchanter to appear.”

Needs Kind Different Belief Speak Plans Figures Stress University Come Up Priorities Instance Substance

Book:Warhol/Beuys/Polke

Source: Warhol/Beuys/Polke

“Did you stop because it was good enough, or could have done more - but then maybe ruined it too? Sometimes you finish because you've gone too far.”

Sometimes Done Enough Gone Good Enough Ruined

Author:Bruce Nauman

“I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing.”

Thinking Influence Embarrassing

Author:Bruce Nauman

“I like to use my hands and make things... It might seem pretty stupid or pointless but that doesn't matter... some of the most interesting work is the stuff that starts like that - out of a raw need for activity.”

Needs Matter Use Hands Seems Might Stuff Interesting Stupid Activity Most Interesting Pointless