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> [It's the ultimate conceptual artwork. I took a piece of metal and just painted an image of a stop sign on it - a four-by-four-foot stop sign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/it-s-the-ultimate-conceptual-artwork-i-took-a-piece-of-metal-and-just/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/josh-smith-32519_artist_it-s-the-ultimate-conceptual-artwork-i-t_3140096.jpg)

## More by Josh Smith

> [I do, but I don't like doing that. I would do it out of hate or anger. I would do it because some- one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/i-do-but-i-don-t-like-doing-that-i-would-do-it-out-of-hate-or-anger-i/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [It's a stage with four lights clamped to it with walls made out of plywood. And then my name's in the center. It's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/it-s-a-stage-with-four-lights-clamped-to-it-with-walls-made-out-of/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [So rather than someone coming to my stu- dio and saying, like, "Thank you for your time. I'll see you later," and me not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/so-rather-than-someone-coming-to-my-stu-dio-and-saying-like-thank-you/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [Everything comes from a weird place that I don't understand. I make a piece of art just to prove that I exist in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/everything-comes-from-a-weird-place-that-i-don-t-understand-i-make-a/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [It's a lifestyle. If you do something good that is worth making, you should make it forever. It's like being a farmer. Just because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/it-s-a-lifestyle-if-you-do-something-good-that-is-worth-making-you/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [I'm not really that hard-working. We've hung out a lot, and you know that I don't work harder than you. Everyone else is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/i-m-not-really-that-hard-working-we-ve-hung-out-a-lot-and-you-know/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [I have a streak in myself, like, I'm an exhibi- tionist. There's a side of me that really wants to show off and share…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/i-have-a-streak-in-myself-like-i-m-an-exhibi-tionist-there-s-a-side/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [I like when people have opinions - especially about art. You can hate my art. I made my art to be hated. That's why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/i-like-when-people-have-opinions-especially-about-art-you-can-hate-my/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [It's three disparate elements: the stop sign, the stage paintings, and the skeleton paintings. Those are three sharp ideas, although none of them are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/it-s-three-disparate-elements-the-stop-sign-the-stage-paintings-and/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [I didn't want it to have any technical virtuosity; I wanted it to just be really clear how it was made. For my work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/i-didn-t-want-it-to-have-any-technical-virtuosity-i-wanted-it-to-just/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [And the cool kids always had a stop sign in their bedroom. Which means: "I don't care if people die. I want my stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/and-the-cool-kids-always-had-a-stop-sign-in-their-bedroom-which-means/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [ I would never make an artwork that I wouldn't want to make forever. Wouldn't you want to make Trash Humpers \[Korine's 2009 film\] forever? ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/i-would-never-make-an-artwork-that-i-wouldn-t-want-to-make-forever/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [I made work specifically for them not to like. If you made paintings of flowers and someone says they hate it, it's like, "What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/i-made-work-specifically-for-them-not-to-like-if-you-made-paintings/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [I'm a happy, happy person. I laugh. I'm not angry. I'm only disgusted with a few people in the world that I have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/i-m-a-happy-happy-person-i-laugh-i-m-not-angry-i-m-only-disgusted/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

> [It's the ultimate conceptual artwork. I took a piece of metal and just painted an image of a stop sign on it - a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-smith/it-s-the-ultimate-conceptual-artwork-i-took-a-piece-of-metal-and-just/)

[Josh Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-smith/)

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