If you really want to be an artist, you search yourself, and you find a lot of it comes from earlier times. I have pretty much built the work around my experiences. When I've moved from one place to another, the work has changed.
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"If you really want to be an artist, you search yourself, and you find a lot of it comes from earlier times. I have pretty much built the work around my experiences. When I've moved from one place to another, the work has changed." — Claes Oldenburg
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If you really want to be an artist, you search yourself, and you find a lot of it comes from earlier times. I have pretty much built the work around my experiences. When I've moved from one place to another, the work has changed. — Claes Oldenburg
About Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg was a Sculptor from Sweden (1929–2022).
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Who said "If you really want to be an artist, you search yourself, and you find a lot of…"?
This quote is attributed to Claes Oldenburg, a Sculptor from Sweden.
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Claes Oldenburg lived from 1929 – 2022.