Everything comes from a weird place that I don't understand. I make a piece of art just to prove that I exist in my own way. And I can't make something nice. I have to make something that makes me uncomfortable.
It's the ultimate conceptual artwork. I took a piece of metal and just painted an image of a stop sign on it - a four-by-four-foot stop sign. - Josh Smith
It's the ultimate conceptual artwork. I took a piece of metal and just painted an image of a stop sign on it - a four-by-four-foot stop sign.
- Josh Smith
And the cool kids always had a stop sign in their bedroom. Which means: "I don't care if people die. I want my stop sign." At least the assumption wa… - Josh Smith
And the cool kids always had a stop sign in their bedroom. Which means: "I don't care if people die. I want my stop sign." At least the assumption wa…
I made work specifically for them not to like. If you made paintings of flowers and someone says they hate it, it's like, "What do you mean? It's a f… - Josh Smith
I made work specifically for them not to like. If you made paintings of flowers and someone says they hate it, it's like, "What do you mean? It's a f…
I have a streak in myself, like, I'm an exhibi- tionist. There's a side of me that really wants to show off and share parts of myself with others. I … - Josh Smith
I have a streak in myself, like, I'm an exhibi- tionist. There's a side of me that really wants to show off and share parts of myself with others. I …
Everything comes from a weird place that I don't understand. I make a piece of art just to prove that I exist in my own way. And I can't make somethi… - Josh Smith
Everything comes from a weird place that I don't understand. I make a piece of art just to prove that I exist in my own way. And I can't make somethi…
I like when people have opinions - especially about art. You can hate my art. I made my art to be hated. That's why I made the name paintings. - Josh Smith
I like when people have opinions - especially about art. You can hate my art. I made my art to be hated. That's why I made the name paintings.
So rather than someone coming to my stu- dio and saying, like, "Thank you for your time. I'll see you later," and me not knowing why they don't like … - Josh Smith
So rather than someone coming to my stu- dio and saying, like, "Thank you for your time. I'll see you later," and me not knowing why they don't like …
I'm a happy, happy person. I laugh. I'm not angry. I'm only disgusted with a few people in the world that I have to see. But I'm not angry at all. - Josh Smith
I'm a happy, happy person. I laugh. I'm not angry. I'm only disgusted with a few people in the world that I have to see. But I'm not angry at all.
I didn't want it to have any technical virtuosity; I wanted it to just be really clear how it was made. For my work in general, it's always really cl… - Josh Smith
I didn't want it to have any technical virtuosity; I wanted it to just be really clear how it was made. For my work in general, it's always really cl…
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