Quotes by Albert Oehlen - Page 1 | QuoteForever

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

I'm not a big theory person. So when I get asked questions that demand serious statements, I just make it up.
Albert Oehlen / Artist
Bigs
Demand
Serious
Statements
Theory
Copy Quote
I want to make beautiful paintings. But I don't make beautiful paintings by putting beautiful paint on a canvas with a beautiful motif. It just doesn't work. I expect my paintings to be strong and surprising.
Albert Oehlen / Artist
Beautiful
Beautiful Paintings
Canvas
Paint
Strong
Surprising
Want
Be Strong
Expect
Putting
Copy Quote
If someone stands in front of one of my paintings and says, 'This is just a mess', the word 'just' is not so good, but 'mess' might be right. Why not a mess? If it makes you say, 'Wow, I've never seen anything like that', that's beautiful.
Albert Oehlen / Artist
Beautiful
Mess
Might
Why Not
Wow
Why
Seen
Front
Word
Says
Stands
Copy Quote
I painted with acrylic paint, and the reason why I went to oil was mainly because I didn't control it. I was looking for the insecurity of it. I mean, I might have found another reason later, but at that moment, the reason was I was looking for the insecurity.
Albert Oehlen / Artist
Art
Smile
Insecurity
Mean
Oil
Copy Quote

Related Artist Authors

Zoe Leonard
Artist
Zhang Huan
Artist
Zeena Schreck
Artist
Tuesday, Nov 19, 1963
Yves Klein
Artist
Saturday, Apr 28, 1928
Wednesday, Jun 06, 1962
Yuu Watase
Artist
Thursday, Mar 05, 1970
Yun Kouga
Artist
Friday, Jul 09, 1965
Yukito Kishiro
Artist
Monday, Mar 20, 1967
Yukiru Sugisaki
Artist
Thursday, Dec 26, 1974
Yue Minjun
Artist
Yoshitaka Amano
Artist
Wednesday, Mar 26, 1952
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Artist
Monday, Jun 10, 1935
Saturday, Mar 07, 2015
Yoko Ono
Artist
Saturday, Feb 18, 1933
Yayoi Kusama
Artist
Friday, Mar 22, 1929
Yasumasa Morimura
Artist
Monday, Jun 11, 1951
Wolfgang Laib
Artist
Saturday, Mar 25, 1950

View All Artist Quotes

Top Authors

Walt Disney
Animator
Thursday, Dec 05, 1901
Thursday, Dec 15, 1966
Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father Of The United States
Sunday, Jan 17, 1706
Saturday, Apr 17, 1790
Khalil Gibran
Poet
Saturday, Jan 06, 1883
Friday, Apr 10, 1931
Socrates
Philosopher
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Albert Camus
Author
Friday, Nov 07, 1913
Monday, Jan 04, 1960
George Carlin
Comedian
Wednesday, May 12, 1937
Sunday, Jun 22, 2008
Peter Drucker
Author
Friday, Nov 19, 1909
Friday, Nov 11, 2005
Chanakya
Teacher
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Friedrich Nietzsche
Philologist
Tuesday, Oct 15, 1844
Saturday, Aug 25, 1900
Aristotle
Philosopher
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Robert Frost
Poet
Thursday, Mar 26, 1874
Tuesday, Jan 29, 1963
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States
Wednesday, Mar 15, 1933
Thomas Jefferson
3Rd US President
Saturday, Apr 13, 1743
Tuesday, Jul 04, 1826
Henry David Thoreau
Author
Saturday, Jul 12, 1817
Tuesday, May 06, 1862
Edgar Allan Poe
Author
Thursday, Jan 19, 1809
Sunday, Oct 07, 1849

View All Authors

Share This Page