Louise Bourgeois
Artist
1911-12-25
Quotes by Louise Bourgeois
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It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive.
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It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive.
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I know that when I finish a drawing, my anxiety level decreases. The realistic drawings are a way of pinning down an idea. I don't want to loose it. With the abstract drawings, when I'm feeling loose, I can slip into the unconscious.
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Look at it this way - a totem pole is just a decorated tree. My work is a confessional.
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To express your emotions, you have to be very loose and receptive. The unconscious will come to you if you have that gift that artists have. I only know if I'm inspired by the results.
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Space is something that you have to define. Otherwise, it is like anxiety, which is too vague. A fear is something specific. I like claustrophobic spaces, because at least then you know your limits.
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I have drawn my whole life. My parents were in the tapestry restoration business, and as a young girl, I would draw in the missing parts of the tapestry that needed to be rewoven.
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