I was a runaway girl from France who married an American and moved to New York City. Im not sure I would have continued as an artist had I remained in Paris because of the family setup. — Louise Bourgeois Copy Share Image
The twentieth-century artist who uses symbols is alienated because the system of symbols is a private one. After you have dealt with the symbols you are still private, you are still lonely, because you are not sure anyone will understand… — Louise Bourgeois Copy Share Image
I am a searcher... I always was... and I still am... searching for the missing piece. — Louise Bourgeois Copy Share Image
The colour blue - that is my colour - and the colour blue means you have left the drabness of day-to-day reality to be… — Louise Bourgeois Copy Share Image
Everywhere in the modern world there is neglect, the need to be recognized, which is not satisfied. Art is a way of recognizing oneself,… — Louise Bourgeois Copy Share Image
It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive. — Louise Bourgeois Copy Share Image
Surrealism is anathema for me. Because the surrealists made a joke of everything. And I consider life a tragedy. — Louise Bourgeois Copy Share Image
