At the end of the day, you cant have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.

- Dan Colen

I think that artworks are like these spiritual objects: I think that they have energies and powers beyond what the eye can see.

- Dan Colen

For all the drama we all have with our families and all the tension and hostility, I couldn't have done this without my family. Being the people that…

- Dan Colen

Art is kind of the lens through which I think about God.

- Dan Colen

Art class was my thing, but not any other class.

- Dan Colen

A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.

- Dan Colen

Its such a paradox. You come from this place where you want fame; you dont want to be bourgeois, but you want to be successful. You want to be accept…

- Dan Colen

Its such a weird self-confidence that an artist has - to conceive of this thing that serves no function and say, Im going to really work hard for it …

- Dan Colen

I try very hard to handle things equally: ideas, materials, and images.

- Dan Colen