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> [I wouldn't know any other way to live except to be an artist. I'm not very good at anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/i-wouldn-t-know-any-other-way-to-live-except-to-be-an-artist-i-m-not/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c21/fred-tomaselli-34709_any_i-wouldn-t-know-any-other-way-to-live-ex_333576.jpg)

## More by Fred Tomaselli

> [There are aspects of Asian culture in my work, but it's really rooted in an American experience - transcendentalism, '60s counterculture, punk rock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/there-are-aspects-of-asian-culture-in-my-work-but-it-s-really-rooted/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [A lot of people dont think of my work as being all that funny, but I think its hilarious!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/a-lot-of-people-dont-think-of-my-work-as-being-all-that-funny-but-i/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [I wouldn't know any other way to live except to be an artist. I'm not very good at anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/i-wouldn-t-know-any-other-way-to-live-except-to-be-an-artist-i-m-not/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [I kind of have a Victorian sensibility - I don't understand stuff until I can classify it and name it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/i-kind-of-have-a-victorian-sensibility-i-don-t-understand-stuff-until/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [Ive come to believe in the primacy of form - the notion of art seducing you through your senses, through your eyeballs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/ive-come-to-believe-in-the-primacy-of-form-the-notion-of-art-seducing/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [Art is really about perception, and mine have been changed through visiting other realities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/art-is-really-about-perception-and-mine-have-been-changed-through/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [A lot of people don't think of my work as being all that funny, but I think it's hilarious!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/a-lot-of-people-don-t-think-of-my-work-as-being-all-that-funny-but-i/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [The small amount of people that control the discourse around painting - I thought that the whole museum world was just a bunch of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/the-small-amount-of-people-that-control-the-discourse-around-painting/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [I've come to believe in the primacy of form - the notion of art seducing you through your senses, through your eyeballs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/i-ve-come-to-believe-in-the-primacy-of-form-the-notion-of-art/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [I don't know if I'm a populist artist, but I do try to maintain a spirit of generosity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/i-don-t-know-if-i-m-a-populist-artist-but-i-do-try-to-maintain-a/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [I like the idea of multidisciplinary conversations, so in that spirit, I try and make a contribution from the art world into the music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/i-like-the-idea-of-multidisciplinary-conversations-so-in-that-spirit/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [I don't embrace irony, but I do think it's a pre-existing condition; we manage it as best we can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/i-don-t-embrace-irony-but-i-do-think-it-s-a-pre-existing-condition-we/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [I worked my way through art school as an auto mechanic, doing various stuff including sanding bodywork and using Bondo filler.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/i-worked-my-way-through-art-school-as-an-auto-mechanic-doing-various/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

> [I'm actually pretty smart when you get to know me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-tomaselli/i-m-actually-pretty-smart-when-you-get-to-know-me/)

[Fred Tomaselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-tomaselli/)

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