I didn't start to be an artist myself until I was 24. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes artist start
I got into animals by drawing hair follicles. I liked drawing hair, and from that I got into feathers and fur, then into images of animals. The patterning is the same, but the proportions of the body change from one animal to the next. A lot of it is just geometry and consciousness. Kiki Smith animalbodychange share on social
Artists live in unknown spaces and give themselves over to following something unknown. Kiki Smith artistgivelive Change image and share on social
I think a lot of making art is listening to yourself. Kiki Smith artlistenlot Change image and share on social
When I got sober, I thought giving up was saying goodbye to all the fun and all the sparkle, and it turned out to be just the opposite. That's when the sparkle started for me. Mary Karr fungivegoodbye Change image and share on social
What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing. Cheech Marin artartistcombination share on social
