Top 23 Quotes by Anselm Kiefer

About Anselm Kiefer

These are some quotes by German author Anselm Kiefer Artist, who was born on March 8, 1945.

The reason for this project comes from my childhood, that is clear to me. I did not have any toys. So, I played in the bricks of ruined buildings around me and with which I built houses.

The reason for this project comes from my childhood, that is clear to me. I did not have any toys. So, I played in the bricks of ruined buildings around me and with which I built houses.

Anselm Kiefer

History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.

History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.

Anselm Kiefer

I am against the idea of the end, that everything culminates in paradise or judgment.

I am against the idea of the end, that everything culminates in paradise or judgment.

Anselm Kiefer

I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing.

I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing.

Anselm Kiefer

I might have been born into a very literal sense of chaos, but in fact that state is true of all of us.

I might have been born into a very literal sense of chaos, but in fact that state is true of all of us.

Anselm Kiefer

Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.

Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.

Anselm Kiefer

But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.

But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.

Anselm Kiefer

I was interested in transcendence from a very early age. I was interested in what was over there, what was behind life. So when I had my first communion I was very disappointed. I had expected something amazing and surprising and spiritual. Instead all I got was a bicycle. That wasn't what I was after at all.

Anselm Kiefer

Because of my Calvinistic upbringing, I was trained to think that what you do has to have a purpose.

Because of my Calvinistic upbringing, I was trained to think that what you do has to have a purpose.

Anselm Kiefer

Life is an illusion. I am held together in the nothingness by art.

Life is an illusion. I am held together in the nothingness by art.

Anselm Kiefer

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