“I'm an artist that's attracted to a specific way of seeing and a way of being.” Quote by Jock Sturges
“I'm the last person who has any desire to instruct anybody in shame. That's no errand for me.” PersonsLastsDesireShameErrands Author:Jock Sturges
“I've had to relearn how I work with people so that if and when I do avoid different things I don't send any messages in doing so.” PeopleIfsDifferentArtistMessagesDifferent ThingsIfs And Author:Jock Sturges
“In fact, I don’t believe I’m guilty of any crimes, but I’ve always been drawn to and fascinated by physical, sexual, and psychological change, and there’s an erotic aspect to that.” BelieveFactsArtistChangeCrimeAspectDon't BelievePsychologicalGuiltyFascinatedErotic Author:Jock Sturges
“If it gets to the Supreme Court, I'll have the directors of every museum in the country as expert testimony that my work is legitimate art.” IfsArtCountryArtistDirectorsCourtSupremeExpertsMuseumsSupreme CourtTestimony Author:Jock Sturges
“I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the body. Now, I recognize that there are certain postures and angles that make people see red, which are evidence of original sin or something, and I avoid that.” PeopleThinkingBodyArtistCertainSinEvidenceRedOriginalsAnglePostureObsceneOriginal SinParts Of The Body Author:Jock Sturges
“I'm not an activist; I don't look for controversy. I'm not a political person, but I'm a person with compassion. I care passionately about equal rights. I care about human rights. I care about animal rights.” HumansLooksPersonsCarePoliticalAnimalCompassionRightsEqualHuman RightsActivistAnimal RightsI CareControversyEqual Rights Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“It's no small irony that the government inevitably and invariably ends up promoting precisely that which they would most like to repress.” EndsGovernmentArtistIronyPromoting Author:Jock Sturges
“It's really, really hard to make it as a fine-art photographer exclusively.” ArtHardFinePhotographyPhotographerFine Arts Author:Jock Sturges
“No two people take on the information of being admirable and being admired in the same way.” PeopleWayTwoArtistInformationAdmirable Author:Jock Sturges
“Some of the people that I photographed as sticks became much more voluptuous, much rounder, in some cases dramatically so, and I think they're even more beautiful.” PeopleThinkingBeautifulArtistCasesSticksVoluptuous Author:Jock Sturges