In classical oil painting, there seemed to be a radical turn to seeing things as the camera sees them, with that technological modification. I began to have a tremendous problem with all of this. Henry Flynt begincameraclassical Change image and share on social
The whole drive of western culture, the part of it which is serious, is towards an extreme objectification. It's carried to the point where the human subject is treated almost as if it's dirt in the works of a watch. Henry Flynt carryculturedirt share on social
When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about my own level of ability, I didn't know whether I could compete with these people and, at the same time. I was wondering what is this anyway? Henry Flynt abilityartistbegin share on social
At the same time, I was listening to black music, and I began to think that the best musicians were receiving the worst treatment. The people who were doing the greatest work were despised as lower class, with no dignity accorded to what they did. Henry Flynt accordbadbegin share on social
When I began competing with the other artists in New York, I discovered classical North Indian music. Henry Flynt artistbeginclassical Change image and share on social
I began composing works which were imitative of the music I was being told about. I was also very interested in translating the music into visual terms. Henry Flynt begincomposeimitative Change image and share on social
Around 1967 I began backing away from dogmatic Leninism, not so much because I thought it was false, I just decided there was nothing utopian about it. Henry Flynt backbegindecide Change image and share on social
I'm trying to assemble materials for a different mode of life. Henry Flynt assemblelifematerial Change image and share on social
Rock became an incredible commercial success, people just became bored with serious music, and it was forgotten. Henry Flynt borecommercialforget Change image and share on social
Basically, I viewed any work of art as an imposition of another person's taste, and saw the individual making this imposition as a kind of dictator. Henry Flynt artbasicallydictator Change image and share on social
