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> [I consider drawings finished works of art, first of all. However, the ideas can be something that can be developed into something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/i-consider-drawings-finished-works-of-art-first-of-all-however-the/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

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> [I make my own surprises and I'm always surprised to see what I do, to see it when it's finished and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/i-make-my-own-surprises-and-i-m-always-surprised-to-see-what-i-do-to/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/robert-barry-3413_challenges_i-make-my-own-surprises-and-i-m-always-s_2804121.jpg)

> [The drawings that I show - the drawings that I present to people are finished works in themselves. They're meant to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/the-drawings-that-i-show-the-drawings-that-i-present-to-people-are/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

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## Other authors on Finished

## More by Robert Barry

> [I shoot in black and white, sometimes color, sometimes if it looks good I shoot out the window of the airplanes or whatever, anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/i-shoot-in-black-and-white-sometimes-color-sometimes-if-it-looks-good/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [Any artwork is part of something larger, grander and, you know, the situation that it's in is very important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/any-artwork-is-part-of-something-larger-grander-and-you-know-the/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [A word refers to something in the real world and so, in a way, does a photo. It's not the thing itself, but it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/a-word-refers-to-something-in-the-real-world-and-so-in-a-way-does-a/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [Whatever came out came out. That was it. That's what you live with. If you don't like it, that's your problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/whatever-came-out-came-out-that-was-it-that-s-what-you-live-with-if/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [I'm fortunate in one respect; that I don't have a lot of work in my studio. Most of it's out, gone; either sold or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/i-m-fortunate-in-one-respect-that-i-don-t-have-a-lot-of-work-in-my/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [I was at one point thinking about being an art historian, when I was in school. And not being an artist, but I decided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/i-was-at-one-point-thinking-about-being-an-art-historian-when-i-was/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [I have a lot of ideas for art. And it is really - I don't really have time to do them all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/i-have-a-lot-of-ideas-for-art-and-it-is-really-i-don-t-really-have/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [But artistically, my art I kept very separate from my political beliefs, deliberately and very, very rarely would I allow that kind of thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/but-artistically-my-art-i-kept-very-separate-from-my-political/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [I am always producing work, but there is always a sort of deadline where you have to finish work. I don't do it for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/i-am-always-producing-work-but-there-is-always-a-sort-of-deadline/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [If you want to know about what's good in art, you should talk to an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/if-you-want-to-know-about-what-s-good-in-art-you-should-talk-to-an/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [Developing your own style became something very interesting, very important to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/developing-your-own-style-became-something-very-interesting-very/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [I'm getting more and more into Chinese art and Japanese, some of those scroll paintings are amazing. You follow the change of the seasons.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/i-m-getting-more-and-more-into-chinese-art-and-japanese-some-of-those/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [How does any idea come to your mind? I don't know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/how-does-any-idea-come-to-your-mind-i-don-t-know/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [Heidegger wrote a book called Was Ist Das Ding - What Is a Thing? which was kind of interesting and influential to me, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/heidegger-wrote-a-book-called-was-ist-das-ding-what-is-a-thing-which/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

> [I had always taken photos - always, always taken photos, made movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/i-had-always-taken-photos-always-always-taken-photos-made-movies/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

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