James Rosenquist quotes

James Rosenquist was an American artist and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. His large-scale, billboard-style paintings challenged traditional art forms and reflected contemporary American culture. He became renowned for blending commercial imagery with fine art techniques. Here are 9 of his quotes:

Paintings are memories. Memories of the painter who painted them. Memories that can be shared as well. Paintings are things to remember things by. (James Rosenquist)
In many ways my paintings are about energy - both in how they are created and the image itself. View quote
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It fascinates me to create beautiful paintings with the simplest means. View quote
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Whenever I got a new studio I made the largest possible painting, and since the ceiling was low, the painting became horizontal. As I changed studios and got larger spaces, I made bigger paintings. View quote
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I'm the one who gave steroids to Pop art. View quote
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I am getting old, so I really don't like clocks. View quote
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As a person gets older, time gets more interesting. As a kid, you waste so much of it. View quote
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Popular culture isn't a freeze-frame; it is images zapping by in rapid-fire succession, which is why collage is such an effective way of representing contemporary life. The blur between images creates a kind of motion in the mind. View quote
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I started billboard painting in Minneapolis, and I went to General Outdoor Advertising, and I said, 'I could do that.' They said, 'Oh yeah... we can always use a good man around here.' View quote
James Rosenquist

James Rosenquist

Occupation: American Artist
Born: November 29, 1933
Died: March 31, 2017
Quotes count: 9
Wikipedia: James Rosenquist

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