Eva Hesse Quotes

Art and life are inseparable.

~ Eva Hesse

Art Inseparable Life

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Art is the easiest thing in my life, and that's ironic. It doesn't mean I've worked little on it, but it's the only thing I never had to... I have no fear. I could take risks.

~ Eva Hesse

Art Could Easiest Easiest Thing Fear Had Ironic Life Little Mean My Life Never No Fear Only Risks Take The Only Thing Thing Worked

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Artists don't think archivally.

~ Eva Hesse

Artists Think

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Color is whatever comes out of the material and keeps it what it is.

~ Eva Hesse

Color Keeps Material Out Whatever

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Don't ask what it means or what it refers to. Don't ask what the work is. Rather, see what the work does.

~ Eva Hesse

Ask Does Means Rather See Work

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Everything for me has always been opposites; nothing has ever been in the middle... My life never had anything normal or in the center.

~ Eva Hesse

Always Anything Been Center Ever Everything Had Life Me Middle My Life Never Normal Nothing Opposites

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I am not sure what my stand on lasting really is.

~ Eva Hesse

Am I Am Lasting Really Stand Sure

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I am ultimately convinced that people must first be told that so and so is great ,and then, after a period of given time, they come to believe it for themselves.

~ Eva Hesse

After Am Believe Come Convinced First Given Great I Am Must People Period Themselves Then Time Ultimately

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I have the most openness about my art... It's total freedom and willingness to work. I'm willing really to walk on the edge, and if I haven't achieved it, that's where I want to go. But in my life - maybe because my life has been so traumatic, so absurd - there hasn't been one normal, happy thing.

~ Eva Hesse

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I should like to achieve free, spontaneous painting delineating a powerful, strong structured image. One must be possible with the other. A difficult problem in itself, but one which I shall achieve.

~ Eva Hesse

Achieve Difficult Free Image Itself Like Must Other Painting Possible Powerful Problem Shall Should Spontaneous Strong Structured Which

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If I'm O.K., I will abandon restrictions and curbs imposed on myself. Not physical ones, but those restrictive tabs on my inner being, on solely myself. I will strip me of superficial dishonesties. I will paint against every rule I or others have invisibly placed.

~ Eva Hesse

Abandon Against Being Every Imposed Inner Me Myself Others Paint Physical Placed Restrictions Rule Solely Strip Superficial Those Will

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Life doesn't last; art doesn't last. It doesn't matter.

~ Eva Hesse

Art Last Life Matter

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Maybe if I really believe in me, trust me without any calculated plan, who knows what will happen?

~ Eva Hesse

Any Believe Calculated Happen Knows Maybe Me Plan Really Trust Trust Me Who Will Without

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Mushy novels, pretty pictures, pretty sculpture, decorations on the wall, nice parallel lines - make me sick.

~ Eva Hesse

Lines Make Me Nice Novels Parallel Pictures Pretty Sculpture Sick Wall

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There's not been one normal thing in my life.

~ Eva Hesse

Been Life My Life Normal Thing

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Eva Hesse

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Sculptor

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11 January, 1936

DeathDate

29 May, 1970

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