"I feel that whatever picture an artist makes it is in part a picture of himself - a matter of identity."

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Source : Peter C. Bunnell, Emmet Gowin, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Princeton University. Art Museum (1983). “Emmet Gowin: photographs, 1966-1983 : September 17-November 13, 1983, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington”

Emmet Gowin

#Photography Quotes #Artist Quotes #Identity Quotes

“Being feminine in the way you dress doesn't have to compromise who you are as a woman or your career.”

Source : "What A Difference A Day Makes: An Interview With The Suddenly Superfamous Designer Jason Wu". Interview with Lesley M. M. Blume, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 2, 2009.
“When I was in my teens, I made an appraisal of how comfortable my life could turn out when I became the age I am now. Because of a mechanical failure, the prediction was inexact.”

Source : Arthur Nersesian (2009). “The Fuck Up”, p.4, Simon and Schuster
“It is as common for tastes to change as it is uncommon for traits of character.”
“For me, if you distill comedy down, it is surprise and the unexpected. That has to be it on its most base level, in any form.”
“While Daddy liked to stick to the rules, Mummy liked to bend them.”
“I always stand out by the voting lines on Election Day, and I can't tell you how many people say, 'I've never voted for a Democrat in my life, but I'm splitting my ticket for you.' They're more engaged and thoughtful than we give them credit for.”
“But of course it's different now, the blues is no longer blues, it's green now.”
“How fair is a garden amid the toils and passions of existence.”

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