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Claes Oldenburg Quotes: I am for an art of things lost or thrown away. . . I am for an art that one smokes like a cigarette. . . I am for an art that flutters like a flag.
         

I am for an art of things lost or thrown away. . . I am for an art that one smokes like a cigarette. . . I am for an art that flutters like a flag.


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Everything I do is completely original-I made it up when I was a kid.

Everything I do is completely original-I made it up when I was a kid.



I am for an art that takes its form from the lines of life itself, that twists and extends and accumulates and spits and drips, and is heavy and coarse and blunt and sweet and stupid as life itself.

I am for an art that takes its form from the lines of life itself, that twists and extends and accumulates and spits and drips, and is heavy and coarse and blunt and sweet and stupid as life itself.



I am for an art that grows up not knowing it is art at all.

I am for an art that grows up not knowing it is art at all.



My rule was not to paint things as they were. I wasn't copying; I was remaking them as my own.

My rule was not to paint things as they were. I wasn't copying; I was remaking them as my own.



The main reason for the colossal objects is the obvious one, to expand and intensify the presence of the vessel - the object.

The main reason for the colossal objects is the obvious one, to expand and intensify the presence of the vessel - the object.



Art is a technique of communication. The image is the most complete technique of all communication.

Art is a technique of communication. The image is the most complete technique of all communication.



For a thorough use of ice cream cones, buy two; eat one and drop the other.

For a thorough use of ice cream cones, buy two; eat one and drop the other.



I am for an art that tells you the time of day, or where such and such a street is. I am for an art that helps old ladies across the street.

I am for an art that tells you the time of day, or where such and such a street is. I am for an art that helps old ladies across the street.



If I didn't think what I was doing had something to do with enlarging the boundaries of art, I wouldn't go on doing it.

If I didn't think what I was doing had something to do with enlarging the boundaries of art, I wouldn't go on doing it.



I am for the art of underwear and the art of taxicabs. I am for the art of ice cream cones dropped on concrete.

I am for the art of underwear and the art of taxicabs. I am for the art of ice cream cones dropped on concrete.





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The moment is not over when you have found the right fit in your style. Begin with knowing who you really are and apologize for nothing. There are no mistakes when it comes to personal expression.

The moment is not over when you have found the right fit in your style. Begin with knowing who you really are and apologize for nothing. There are no mistakes when it comes to personal expression.



I was so lucky because I started working very young. And my father was very wealthy and I didn't need to work. I did my films.

I was so lucky because I started working very young. And my father was very wealthy and I didn't need to work. I did my films.



I find I always have to write something on a steamed mirror.

I find I always have to write something on a steamed mirror.



Don't criticize what you can't understand, son. You never walked in that's man shoes.

Don't criticize what you can't understand, son. You never walked in that's man shoes.



People who do well in life understand things that other people don't understand.

People who do well in life understand things that other people don't understand.



I've never been on the cover of a game. When people go into the store and see me on the cover of a game, maybe that will entice them to buy it.

I've never been on the cover of a game. When people go into the store and see me on the cover of a game, maybe that will entice them to buy it.



There is no difference between knowledge and temperance; for he who knows what is good and embraces it, who knows what is bad and avoids it, is learned and temperate.

There is no difference between knowledge and temperance; for he who knows what is good and embraces it, who knows what is bad and avoids it, is learned and temperate.



I do a lot of stuff. I mean, you know, charity work.

I do a lot of stuff. I mean, you know, charity work.



I didn't like to be restricted, because when you're in a choir, you have a part to sing and you sing it. I always liked singing on my own.

I didn't like to be restricted, because when you're in a choir, you have a part to sing and you sing it. I always liked singing on my own.



Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It's what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time.

Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have. It's what I always dreamed of as a kid and I get a buzz every time.




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