Quotes by Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois

… geometry became a symbol for human relations, except that it was better, because in geometry things never go bad. If certain things occur, if certain lines meet, an angle is born. You cannot fail. It’s not going to fail; it is eternal. I found in rules of mathematics a peace and a trust that I could not place in human beings. This sublimation was total and remained total. Thus, I’m able to avoid or manipulate or process pain.

Able

Lines

Pain

A work of art does not need an explanation. The work has to speak for itself. The work may be subject to many interpretations, but only one was in the mind of the artist. Some artists say to make the work readable for the public is an artist’s responsibility, but I don’t agree with that. The only responsibility to be absolutely truthful to the self. My work disturbs people and nobody wants to be disturbed They are not fully aware of the effect my work has on them, but they know it is disturbing.

Art

Responsibility

Self

A work of art doesn’t have to be explained.

Art

Works Of Art

A work of art doesn’t have to be explained. If you do not have any feeling about this, I cannot explain it to you. If this doesn’t touch you, I have failed.

Art

Feelings

Works Of Art

An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing.

Acceptance

Art

Memorable

Art is a guarantee of sanity.

Art

Guarantees

Sanity

Art is a guarantee of sanity. That is the most important thing I have said.

Art

Guarantees

Important

Art is a way of recognizing oneself.

Art

Recognizing

Way

Art is manipulation without intervention.

Art

Art Is

Manipulation

Art is restoration: the idea is to repair the damages that are inflicted in life, to make something that is fragmented – which is what fear and anxiety do to a person – into something whole.

Anxiety

Art

Ideas

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Quotes by Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois

A work of art doesn’t have to be explained.

A work of art doesn’t have to be explained. If you do not have any feeling about this, I cannot explain it to you. If this doesn’t touch you, I have failed.

An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing.

Art is a guarantee of sanity.

Art is a guarantee of sanity. That is the most important thing I have said.

Art is a way of recognizing oneself.

Art is manipulation without intervention.

Art is restoration: the idea is to repair the damages that are inflicted in life, to make something that is fragmented – which is what fear and anxiety do to a person – into something whole.

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