Home / Quotes / Quote by Michael Craig-Martin

Quote by Michael Craig-Martin

“When I look at the objects that I draw, it seems to me so obvious about the contemporary world - these are our world.”

Author

Michael Craig-Martin is a British contemporary artist born on August 28, 1941. Known for his unique artistic style and creative techniques, his works span across various mediums including painting, sculpture, and installation art. more

“The first exhibition that I used bright colours in painting the room was at a gallery in Paris, and there were seven rooms in the gallery. It was very nice gallery, not very big rooms, around the courtyard, it was a very French space. So I painted each room in different colour. When people came to the exhibition, I saw they came with a smile. Everybody smiles - this is something I never saw in my work before.”

People Firsts Different Bigs Used Space Rooms Saws Nice Painting Seven Paris Colour Gallery Very Nice Exhibitions Different Colours

Author:Michael Craig-Martin

“The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is very difficult to hang because it is so large and the quality is very varied. There are 1,200 works, an almost impossible number, some are interesting and some are not.”

Difficult Interesting Numbers Quality Impossible Summer Royal Academy Exhibitions

Author:Michael Craig-Martin

“Usually when I go to the Summer Exhibition, I think every room is too much the same, and I loose my capacity to look at individual works.”

Thinking Looks Individual Rooms Too Much Summer Capacity Exhibitions Individual Work

Author:Michael Craig-Martin

“When I was teaching I often said to students that you are trying to be too creative, don't be too creative, because there is so much already in what you are making, you don't need to do very much. You just need to do a little bit, and that is a lot.”

Needs Trying Littles Said Bits Creative Teaching Students Little Bit

Author:Michael Craig-Martin

“You can see in my paintings, I've taken away the context, I've taken away the shadows, I've taken away expression, I've taken away the personal, and yet so much remains!”

Taken Painting Expression Shadow Remains

Author:Michael Craig-Martin

“I've taken away everything I could think of, and yet what remains is enough. These days many more people come to my work, and once they see my work they will always recognize it.”

People Thinking Enough Taken Remains These Days

Author:Michael Craig-Martin

“I look at the character of the exhibition and I treat it as I would a painting or an installation. When I did the Summer Exhibition at Royal Academy, I did it exactly as I would when making a new work.”

Looks Character Painting Summer Treats Royal Academy Exhibitions Installation New Work

Author:Michael Craig-Martin

“My idea for every exhibition is we should be able to see every individual work without being distracted by the others, and it doesn't matter if it's quite crowded.”

Ifs Should Ideas Matter Able Individual Distracted Crowded Exhibitions Individual Work

Author:Michael Craig-Martin

Quote by Michael Craig-Martin

Author

You May Also Like