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> [As a young kid I was in love with breakdancing. I practiced the uprock style, which is a battle style of dance that looks like fighting. It comes from the gangs in New York in the 1960s and '70s. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/as-a-young-kid-i-was-in-love-with-breakdancing-i-practiced-the-uprock/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

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## More by Jose Parla

> [I never want to abandon my roots. I want to give my past and the history of painting the importance it deserves, including the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/i-never-want-to-abandon-my-roots-i-want-to-give-my-past-and-the/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [I think artists should define themselves. They should speak about their work and how it relates to society and what's going on in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/i-think-artists-should-define-themselves-they-should-speak-about/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [For me, the canvas is an abstract interpretation of a wall. It's a piece of art with its own history, one that alludes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/for-me-the-canvas-is-an-abstract-interpretation-of-a-wall-it-s-a/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [Sometimes I'm inspired by a certain part of my life - I'm thinking about a place and I'll mix the colors from memory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/sometimes-i-m-inspired-by-a-certain-part-of-my-life-i-m-thinking/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [Sometimes I'm not so sure how healthy it is because it's exhausting to put all your emotion into your work, but I guess I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/sometimes-i-m-not-so-sure-how-healthy-it-is-because-it-s-exhausting/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [As a young kid I was in love with breakdancing. I practiced the uprock style, which is a battle style of dance that looks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/as-a-young-kid-i-was-in-love-with-breakdancing-i-practiced-the-uprock/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [My work is an exploration of the self. I've always been concerned with how I'm living and how that reflects in the painting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/my-work-is-an-exploration-of-the-self-i-ve-always-been-concerned-with/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [When I was young I was constantly reading walls; I took in everything written on walls, from love messages to political messages. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/when-i-was-young-i-was-constantly-reading-walls-i-took-in-everything/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [You try to tap into a memory and you close your eyes and it comes back. So I was doing this in the painting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/you-try-to-tap-into-a-memory-and-you-close-your-eyes-and-it-comes/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [One teacher told me that my work belonged in the trash. That day I ran out of the classroom and ended up in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/one-teacher-told-me-that-my-work-belonged-in-the-trash-that-day-i-ran/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [I have too much energy, even for myself. I'm lucky to have something that focuses me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/i-have-too-much-energy-even-for-myself-i-m-lucky-to-have-something/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [People have thought that some of my writing and lines are done by a machine. I'm able to move in a way that's part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/people-have-thought-that-some-of-my-writing-and-lines-are-done-by-a/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [Sometimes I think I shouldn't explain much about my work because people will just feel what they feel when they see it. They'll love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/sometimes-i-think-i-shouldn-t-explain-much-about-my-work-because/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [The walls around us bear witness to lives past and present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/the-walls-around-us-bear-witness-to-lives-past-and-present/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

> [My style also has a lot to do with theater because often I'm imagining I'm a character who is wandering by a wall and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-parla/my-style-also-has-a-lot-to-do-with-theater-because-often-i-m/)

[Jose Parla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-parla/)

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