Claes Oldenburg quotes

I am for the art of underwear and the art of taxicabs. I am for the art of ice cream cones dropped on concrete. (Claes Oldenburg)
Chicago has a strange metaphysical elegance of death about it. View quote
Claes Oldenburg
Art is a technique of communication. The image is the most complete technique of all communication. View quote
Claes Oldenburg
My single-minded aim is to give existence to fantasy. View quote
Claes Oldenburg
My struggle has been to return painting to the tangible object, which is like returning the personality to touching and feeling the world around it, to offset the tendency to vagueness and abstraction. To remind people of practical activity, to suggest the sense and not to escape from the senses. View quote
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'Clothespin' was the first city monument on a large scale that could compete with the architecture around it. View quote
Claes Oldenburg

Claes Oldenburg

Occupation: Swedish Sculptor
Quotes count: 6
Wikipedia: Claes Oldenburg

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