I was taken out of school by my dad when I was 11 and lived in Mexico City, then later in Paris. I went with him to excavate in Bolivia and Peru. I never finished high school. I was a… — Michael Heizer Copy Share Image
They are works of art that can be considered works of art but don't have to be in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
Earth is the material with the most potential because it is the original source material. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
Frank Gehry for instance likes to imagine his buildings as sculptures. I like to imagine my sculptures as architectural. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
The history of American art, in a way, begins with Jackson Pollock and his big paintings. This theme of bigness - all painters and… — Michael Heizer Copy Share
I wasn't political enough to write articles about myself or go to cocktail parties, meaning that not only has my art been pirated and… — Michael Heizer Copy Share
The size thing is not some gimmick or attention-getting trick but a genuine undercurrent of the work. Frank Gehry for instance likes to imagine… — Michael Heizer Copy Share
I'm not a dogmatic, purist psychopath. There's an unfair image of me - mean, crazy, hostile. I'm really a very gentle person. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
I come from an academic background. I wasn't raised to be into promoting myself. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
Artwork is not like a commercial business; there is no such thing as a schedule for art. You can't hurry art. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
A strong work of art really leaves people speechless. They feel a little angry because they don't understand it. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
Landscape to me is a planar thing, just a view. Environment is everything down to the ecosystem. Big difference. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
I wasn't an academic looking in books for ideas. But I educated myself about historical work that was similar to mine, to provide a… — Michael Heizer Copy Share
