I like to use my hands and make things... It might seem pretty stupid or pointless but that doesn't matter... some of the most interesting work is the stuff that starts like that - out of a raw need for activity. Bruce Nauman activityhandinterest share on social
I've always been interested in what happens in the studio. Bruce Nauman haveintereststudio Change image and share on social
And then what makes the work interesting is if you choose the right questions. Bruce Nauman chooseinterestmake Change image and share on social
If you choose the wrong questions and you proceed, you still get a result, but it's not interesting. Bruce Nauman chooseinterestproceed Change image and share on social
Generalised anger and frustration is something that gets you in the studio, and gets you to work - though it's not necessarily evident in anything that's finished. Bruce Nauman angerevidentfinish Change image and share on social
And I don't have any specific steps to take because I don't start the same way every time. But there is a knowing when it's enough and you can leave it alone. Bruce Nauman knowleavespecific Change image and share on social
In the studio, I don't do a lot of work that requires repetitive activity. I spend a lot of time looking and thinking and then try to find the most efficient way to get what I want, whether it's making a drawing or a sculpture, or casting plaster or whatever. Bruce Nauman activitycastdraw share on social
I think humor is used a lot of the time to keep people from getting too close. Humor side-steps and shifts the meaning. Bruce Nauman closehumorlot Change image and share on social
But part of the enjoyment I take in it is finding the most efficient way to do it, which doesn't mean the corrections aren't made. I like to have a feeling of the whole task before I start, even if it changes. Bruce Nauman correctionefficientenjoyment share on social
And so I put down some of the things that he said, about keeping your tools sharpened and not letting them lie on the ground where they get hurt or get abused and dirty and can't find them. And some thoughts about how his father used to do things. Bruce Nauman abusedirtyfather share on social
