If it gets to the Supreme Court, I'll have the directors of every museum in the country as expert testimony that my work is legitimate art. Jock Sturges artcountrycourt Change image and share on social
I became good at defending myself, but as far as I was concerned, that was a transient skill. Jock Sturges concerndefendgood Change image and share on social
Now, I recognize that there are certain postures and angles that make people see red, which are evidence of original sin or something, and I avoid that. I don't shoot that any more. Jock Sturges angleavoidevidence Change image and share on social
I'd rather get back to making art than talk about it. Jock Sturges artbackmake Change image and share on social
Physical beauty is such a strange thing. Jock Sturges beautyphysicalstrange Change image and share on social
The images I like best are parts of series that I've started, in some cases, with the pregnancies of the mothers of the children in question, and I continue that series right on through the birth of children to the child that resulted from that first pregnancy. Jock Sturges birthcasechild share on social
As soon as you forbid something, you make it extraordinarily appealing. You also bring shame in as a phenomenon. Jock Sturges appealbringextraordinarily Change image and share on social
There are photographs that I don't take now that I previously would have taken without any thought at all as to any misinterpretations. Jock Sturges misinterpretationphotographpreviously Change image and share on social
Some of the people that I photographed as sticks became much more voluptuous, much rounder, in some cases dramatically so, and I think they're even more beautiful. Jock Sturges beautifulcasedramatically Change image and share on social
But empirically I've come to understand that my photographs really don't do any harm. Jock Sturges empiricallyharmhave Change image and share on social
