Art Quotes by Andres Serrano

People have to find ways of explaining the work.

— Andres Serrano

One of the things that I am happy about in my life as an artist is that I am not considered a Hispanic artist.

— Andres Serrano

Whenever possible, I operate outside the system.

— Andres Serrano

Some people have compared the Klan images to ecclesiastical figures.

— Andres Serrano

Unfortunately, the Church's position on most contemporary issues makes it hard to take them seriously.

— Andres Serrano

There's nothing wrong with provocative art work: I even look forward to the day when I can take pictures which will disturb even me.

— Andres Serrano

I am an artist first and a photographer second.

— Andres Serrano

I don't really think I am interested in the macabre, but I am curious about death. That's normal... The only certainty in life is…

— Andres Serrano

Artists are a free society's greatest advocates and its best bulwarks. Their triumphs are civilization's triumphs.

— Andres Serrano

I have always felt that my work is religious, not sacrilegious.

— Andres Serrano

An artist is nothing without his or her obsessions, and I have mine.

— Andres Serrano

Oftentimes we love the thing we hate and vice versa.

— Andres Serrano