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title: "9 Contemporary Artist Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [My work seen in its totality is a statement about the integration of the contemporary artist into an industrial society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-bayer/my-work-seen-in-its-totality-is-a-statement-about-the-integration-of/)

[Herbert Bayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-bayer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5b/herbert-bayer-62781_art_my-work-seen-in-its-totality-is-a-statem_2670127.png)

> [I want to be a contemporary artist and at the same time a romantic!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-gonzalez/i-want-to-be-a-contemporary-artist-and-at-the-same-time-a-romantic/)

[Luis Gonzalez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-gonzalez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/luis-gonzalez-28767_art_i-want-to-be-a-contemporary-artist-and-a_1713231.png)

> [Beyonce's the only contemporary artist that I really, really idolize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-larsson/beyonce-s-the-only-contemporary-artist-that-i-really-really-idolize/)

[Zara Larsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-larsson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e9/zara-larsson-11039_art_beyonce-s-the-only-contemporary-artist-t_2405916.jpg)

> [I want to be able to do whatever I feel like doing and not worry about anything. Even when I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/i-want-to-be-able-to-do-whatever-i-feel-like-doing-and-not-worry/)

[Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/fiona-apple-1912_able_i-want-to-be-able-to-do-whatever-i-feel_948111.png)

> [I'm a contemporary artist with a bit of an unexpected background. I was in my 20s before I ever went to an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shea-hembrey/i-m-a-contemporary-artist-with-a-bit-of-an-unexpected-background-i/)

[Shea Hembrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shea-hembrey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ec/shea-hembrey-31191_arkansas_i-m-a-contemporary-artist-with-a-bit-of_2726615.jpg)

> [I'm a contemporary artist and I show in art galleries and museums. I show a number of photographs and films, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-jackson/i-m-a-contemporary-artist-and-i-show-in-art-galleries-and-museums-i/)

[Alison Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-jackson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/alison-jackson-16728_also_i-m-a-contemporary-artist-and-i-show-in_379821.jpg)

> [I would love to say there was some contemporary artist who's work really got me thinking, but lately I have just been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/i-would-love-to-say-there-was-some-contemporary-artist-who-s-work/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/cory-arcangel-36412_art_i-would-love-to-say-there-was-some-conte_53841.png)

> [A contemporary artist can use the findings of all epochs and all styles, from the most primitive literary expressions up to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-goytisolo/a-contemporary-artist-can-use-the-findings-of-all-epochs-and-all/)

[Juan Goytisolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-goytisolo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d9/juan-goytisolo-20563_art_a-contemporary-artist-can-use-the-findin_34073.jpg)

> [The contemporary artist...is not bound to a fully conceived, previsioned end. His mind is kept alert to in-process discovery and a working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-uelsmann/the-contemporary-artist-is-not-bound-to-a-fully-conceived-previsioned/)

[Jerry Uelsmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-uelsmann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/jerry-uelsmann-19873_art_the-contemporary-artist-is-not-bound-to_1812068.jpg)

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