Just as the development of earth art and installation art stemmed from the idea of taking art out of the galleries, the basis of my involvement with public art is a continuation of wall drawings.

Obviously a drawing of a person is not a real person, but a drawing of a line is a real line.

A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed to another mind in some tangible form.

New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas.

Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool.

You belong in the most secret part of you. Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you—draw and paint your fear and anxiety.

When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another.

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.

Artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach.

Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them.

Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple

The expert in anything was once a beginner.

Leaving the path to follow the heart, to help someone, is anything... but reckless.

Winter is not a season in the North Middlewest

I envy that man who passes through life safely, to the world and fame unknown.

Scientific understanding is our joy. Economic and political understanding is our duty.

A ballerina takes steps given to her and makes them her own. Each individual brings something different to the same role.

I've never seen myself as an artist. So when that happened it was like a whole other crazy thing.

One cannot help but be impressed by this music. The musicianship is top-notch, the performances unpredictable and full of surprises, and Eric Starr's writing is consistently inventive.

No one is original. Everyone is derivative.

There is a vast difference between merely knowing about Christ and actually knowing Him-the difference between heaven and hell.