"Not content, but the road the artist takes, is the interesting part."

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Source : "Anselm Kiefer's tragic works carry traces of humor" by Kenneth Baker, www.sfgate.com. January 22, 2012.

Anselm Kiefer

#Artist Quotes #Interesting Quotes

“Those who largely rely on their hands and the beautiful or shocking traces of the imagination that they leave on the canvas ...CONCRETE... one builds a picture.”
“Drug-use is a terminal disease.”

Source : "Gone Way Down: Teenage Drug-Use is a Disease". American Studies Press, Tampa, Florida, 1981.
“I have to be very careful about diet and exercise.”
“You can really do some clever editing even within the limited two-track format.”

Source : Source: alanpaul.net
“Play: It is an an activity which proceeds within certain limits of time and space, in a visible order, according to rules freely accepted, and outside the sphere of necessity or material utility. The play-mood is one of rapture and enthusiasm, and is sacred or festive in accordance with the occasion. A feeling of exaltation and tension accompanies the action.”

Source : Johan Huizinga (1949). “Homo Ludens”, p.132, Taylor & Francis
“The real problem with Donald Trump is, if you engage him, it will only make things worse. It's like - it's a little bit what you were taught as a kid to not engage the bully, because they will continue to pick on you.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“I always think it's just best to just make stuff and to carry on making stuff, even if it's not off your own back, because that's the only way... especially as a comedy writer, I make short films and then show them to live audience, so if they're laughing you know you're doing something right.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“I had made a vow to never stay in my home state to play, I wanted to go as far East Coast as possible, more or less to get away from my family life. I ended up staying in my home state and fell in love with it. I ended up having a beautiful relationship with my family over time and it was the best decision I've ever made.”

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