Great art would have 'head': it would have interesting intellectual ideas and concepts. It would have 'heart' in that it would have passion and heart and soul. And it would have 'hand' in that it would be greatly crafted. — Shea Hembrey Copy Share Image
It's an audacious thing to build a model of the cosmos. It's exciting how little we know. — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
My childhood is more hick than I could ever possibly relate to you, and also more intellectual than you would ever expect. For instance,… — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
I love drawing on lead. Romans used to curse each other with sheets of it. My slave would come slide the sheet under your… — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
If dark matter and dark energy are 95 percent of everything, shouldn't we all be asking questions about that? What does that look like? — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
I imagine explaining a work of art to my grandmother in five minutes, and if I can't explain it in five minutes, then it's… — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
I thought, 'A biennial needs artists. I'm going to do an international biennial; I need artists from all around the world.' So what I… — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
I'm interested in the essence of things. If you pare things down, what's left? It's like I'm trying to describe the soul to an… — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
I like the idea that paintings are not representations of an artist's psyche. Making the paintings is what gives the artist her psyche in… — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
Great art would have 'head': it would have interesting intellectual ideas and concepts. It would have 'heart' in that it would have passion and… — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
My grandfather was a healer, and he used matches often. Once, he burnt a wart off my finger and then rubbed the ash deep… — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
I'm a contemporary artist with a bit of an unexpected background. I was in my 20s before I ever went to an art museum.… — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
Where I grew up, there was a mysticism and creativity to everything. Everyone made things with their hands. — Shea Hembrey Copy Share
