Sometimes, as I feel a door or an exit point in my work is closing, I'll try to create an opening so as not to stifle the creative process, which I see as a process that's never-ending.
I'm aware that success can overwhelm you. The perception of you can be elevated to such a status that it's not you any more. - Chris Ofili
I'm aware that success can overwhelm you. The perception of you can be elevated to such a status that it's not you any more.
- Chris Ofili
There's a magic that comes from playing entirely to who you are. I've got my specialist subject - in the Mastermind sense - and I wouldn't change it,… - Chris Ofili
There's a magic that comes from playing entirely to who you are. I've got my specialist subject - in the Mastermind sense - and I wouldn't change it,…
There was a point in time where the thought of people even talking about me made me anxious. Physically. - Chris Ofili
There was a point in time where the thought of people even talking about me made me anxious. Physically.
When I was painting in art school - and I think many painters in the 1980s worked similarly - a finished painting would often be constructed from lot… - Chris Ofili
When I was painting in art school - and I think many painters in the 1980s worked similarly - a finished painting would often be constructed from lot…
Sometimes, as I feel a door or an exit point in my work is closing, I'll try to create an opening so as not to stifle the creative process, which I s… - Chris Ofili
Sometimes, as I feel a door or an exit point in my work is closing, I'll try to create an opening so as not to stifle the creative process, which I s…
In the end, it doesn't really matter what you paint. It's all just a routine to connect yourself finally with other people. - Chris Ofili
In the end, it doesn't really matter what you paint. It's all just a routine to connect yourself finally with other people.
I was listening to a lot of hip hop, music like Public Enemy that was about raising consciousness, and I realised I could feed that directly into my … - Chris Ofili
I was listening to a lot of hip hop, music like Public Enemy that was about raising consciousness, and I realised I could feed that directly into my …
The studio is a laboratory, not a factory. An exhibition is the result of your experiments, but the process is never-ending. So an exhibition is not … - Chris Ofili
The studio is a laboratory, not a factory. An exhibition is the result of your experiments, but the process is never-ending. So an exhibition is not …
When I left the Royal College, I decided I would only make paintings that I would want to look at myself, that felt close to my life. - Chris Ofili
When I left the Royal College, I decided I would only make paintings that I would want to look at myself, that felt close to my life.
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