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title: "1 Painting Think Quotes By Cory Arcangel"
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> [I think about my art works as paintings, because they refer to the history of painting. I also have to think about them as sculptures, because every part of the process is part of the project. They're sculptures because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/i-think-about-my-art-works-as-paintings-because-they-refer-to-the/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

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## More by Cory Arcangel

> [Art is fast, but with art you're tied down. That's too negative. What I mean is, you have a business and a place that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/art-is-fast-but-with-art-you-re-tied-down-that-s-too-negative-what-i/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [I would love to say there was some contemporary artist who's work really got me thinking, but lately I have just been trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/i-would-love-to-say-there-was-some-contemporary-artist-who-s-work/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [I never was much of a game player, but I loved to be on the computer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/i-never-was-much-of-a-game-player-but-i-loved-to-be-on-the-computer/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [My real experience with video games was watching other people play. That's why a lot of my work isn't really about playing. It's about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/my-real-experience-with-video-games-was-watching-other-people-play/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [Simplicity is an asset, not a weakness... The smaller the idea the happier I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/simplicity-is-an-asset-not-a-weakness-the-smaller-the-idea-the/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [Keep doing what you like to do. That's all it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/keep-doing-what-you-like-to-do-that-s-all-it-is/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [I can charm my way out of a situation when I screw up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/i-can-charm-my-way-out-of-a-situation-when-i-screw-up/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [I like the type of culture that the Internet allows to happen. And, of course, for some bizarre reason, that is cats!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/i-like-the-type-of-culture-that-the-internet-allows-to-happen-and-of/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [I'm not sure what I was good at as a kid. I was good at playing with Legos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/i-m-not-sure-what-i-was-good-at-as-a-kid-i-was-good-at-playing-with/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [I started playing heavy-metal guitar because that's what I liked. And then I got into classical guitar because it was so technically complicated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/i-started-playing-heavy-metal-guitar-because-that-s-what-i-liked-and/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [Engineering is a creative practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/engineering-is-a-creative-practice/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [I'm afraind of losing my sense of trying to always be better. I love competition against myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/i-m-afraind-of-losing-my-sense-of-trying-to-always-be-better-i-love/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

> [I think about my art works as paintings, because they refer to the history of painting. I also have to think about them as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-arcangel/i-think-about-my-art-works-as-paintings-because-they-refer-to-the/)

[Cory Arcangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-arcangel/)

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