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> [Whenever I give a talk about my work I am invariably asked who my influences are. Not what my influences are, but who.. As if the gutter, misunderstandings, memories, sex, dreams, and books matter less than forebears do. After all,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-gober/whenever-i-give-a-talk-about-my-work-i-am-invariably-asked-who-my/)

[Robert Gober](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-gober/)

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## More by Robert Gober

> [I think art is about human existence. Almost by default I'm expressing my experiences as a human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-gober/i-think-art-is-about-human-existence-almost-by-default-i-m-expressing/)

[Robert Gober](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-gober/)

> [I think the benefit of a Catholic childhood is your belief in visual symbols as transmitters of information and clues about life, whether it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-gober/i-think-the-benefit-of-a-catholic-childhood-is-your-belief-in-visual/)

[Robert Gober](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-gober/)

> [You grow up trying to interpret, worshipping, visual symbols. It's a body-soaked imagery that you're looking at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-gober/you-grow-up-trying-to-interpret-worshipping-visual-symbols-it-s-a/)

[Robert Gober](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-gober/)

> [Whenever I give a talk about my work I am invariably asked who my influences are. Not what my influences are, but who.. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-gober/whenever-i-give-a-talk-about-my-work-i-am-invariably-asked-who-my/)

[Robert Gober](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-gober/)

> [My problem painting from my life was I found that you can't paint dirt without romanticising it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-gober/my-problem-painting-from-my-life-was-i-found-that-you-can-t-paint/)

[Robert Gober](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-gober/)

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