Artist Quotes by Camille Henrot

11 Artist quotes by Camille Henrot

Camille Henrot’s perspective on what it means to be an artist is captured in eleven brief statements. This short set provides a clear, contemporary voice that’s perfect for a quick dive into her ideas.

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I think art must be the place where you are protected from the logic of the outside world.

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Religion is in every aspect of art, when it's not baroque.

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Art has to maintain as large a space for interpretation as possible, and to protect itself from being too narrow.

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I want to experiment with new techniques and become a "traditional baroque artist."

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I like to make sculpture because it makes my life social. When I make drawings, I work alone. When I work with…

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When I think about the reference to baroque, I'm most interested in how art was integrated into domestic life. That's why I…

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Baroque sculpture and interior design has a quality of creating an environment that seems organic because it's full of curves and details,…

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I'm working on new techniques. I'm trying to find a way to make fresco that can be detached from a wall, and…

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Whether I'm at home and researching online or whether I'm in the studio just drawing, I think I'm more interested in practical…

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Basically, art should remain something that is complex, that has many layers, so there's always a possibility to reconsider things and have…

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For me, it's really important that the experience of art is always something that is able to provoke strong emotion, an emotion…

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Art has to maintain as large a space for interpretation as possible, and to protect itself from being too narrow.

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Religion is in every aspect of art, when it's not baroque.

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A lot of my work deals with this emotion of discouragement or fear, and this emotion cannot be approached without humor because then things…

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I'm spending a lot of time in the Palazzo and in the museums. I'm printing [pictures that I take] and making a binder with…

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What I like about baroque is the reemergence of pre-Christian religion. The art of baroque mixes ancient pre-Christian myths with Christian imagery and each…

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