It was a very economically depressed time [the 80s] and because of that, there was a lot of space. Everything was relatively dilapidated, and one could live on a pretty low income. One could live well below the poverty line and not suffer immensely.
Making art is a lot about just seeing what happens if you put some energy into something. - Kiki Smith
Making art is a lot about just seeing what happens if you put some energy into something.
- Kiki Smith
When you get older, you're running out of time. You care more about trying to stay on the planet a little longer, so you can learn how to draw better! - Kiki Smith
When you get older, you're running out of time. You care more about trying to stay on the planet a little longer, so you can learn how to draw better!
Art is a reflection of everything that impacts your life. - Kiki Smith
Art is a reflection of everything that impacts your life.
I like that feeling when you’re making art, that you’re taking the energy out of your body and putting it into a physical object. I like things that … - Kiki Smith
I like that feeling when you’re making art, that you’re taking the energy out of your body and putting it into a physical object. I like things that …
Our culture seems to believe that it's entertaining to teach women to be frightened. - Kiki Smith
Our culture seems to believe that it's entertaining to teach women to be frightened.
I'm reminded of the arm, and the body, and the appendage. - Kiki Smith
I'm reminded of the arm, and the body, and the appendage.
The point isn't to know what you're doing. The point is to have an experience doing something. - Kiki Smith
The point isn't to know what you're doing. The point is to have an experience doing something.
Artists live in unknown spaces and give themselves over to following something unknown. - Kiki Smith
Artists live in unknown spaces and give themselves over to following something unknown.
If you stick to your work it will take care of you somehow. - Kiki Smith
If you stick to your work it will take care of you somehow.
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