The only thing I know anything about are my own fantasies and anxieties. I don't trust my eyes. I consider myself to be a short-story writer. Duane Michals anxietyeyefantasy Change image and share on social
I already know what things look like - I don't want description. People believe in appearances, and I don't believe in appearances at all. Duane Michals appearancedescriptionpeople Change image and share on social
Most photographs, to me, are description, but they lack insight. Duane Michals descriptioninsightlack Change image and share on social
Photography is very presumptuous. Photographers are always photographing other people's lives - something they know nothing about - and drawing great inferences into it. Duane Michals drawgreatinference Change image and share on social
Usually when painters use photographs, they enlarge and copy them and simply make a large, boring painting of a large, boring photograph. Duane Michals borecopyenlarge Change image and share on social
Even in the deepest love relationship - when lovers say 'I love you' to each other - we don't really know what we're saying, because language isn't equal to the complexity of human emotions. Duane Michals complexitydeepemotion Change image and share on social
I got a lot of flak originally for writing with photographs, because the great cliche in photography is that one photograph is worth a thousand words, and photographers are usually dodo birds anyway. Duane Michals birdclichedodo Change image and share on social
All good work has magic in it, and addresses the mind in a subtle way. Duane Michals addressgoodmagic Change image and share on social
I'm very hard on the art world just being a big business. Duane Michals artbigbusiness Change image and share on social
