I never think about actual things when I'm painting. I'm not thinking, "I'm going to put a person here, a tree here and a bird there." The beginning stage is always the sound. From that, slowly, stories come about based… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
When I am working on a painting, everything that I am thinking about at the time - be it current events, the books I am reading, personal events, influences, emotions, etc. - all find their way into my work. — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
As I work day after day, inspirations from different places go into the work. It's combination, but it's also comparative. I'll be reading two… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
People quickly look through things and don't sit and experience. That's a problem with artwork, [because] it's more of an experience than something to… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
I like to zoom out of the situation so I can see it all and don't get caught up in the little things down… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
I never think about actual things when I'm painting. I'm not thinking, "I'm going to put a person here, a tree here and a… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
I sometimes say the conflict in the work is the conflict of my own thoughts and anxieties. It's a civil war in my head.… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
When I am working on a painting, everything that I am thinking about at the time - be it current events, the books I… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
Sometimes I forget what I put in. I want to capture things in that way, where you're looking into your memory, a dream or… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
My work makes people understand things in a visual way that I could never understand in a literal way - like the way you… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
Think about the way you go surfing on the Internet - you go from one thing to another. You can't really concentrate. I can't… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
Painting is a slow process; it takes time to get there, you learn little by little and always want the next painting to be… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
Say someone tells me their name - that name can turn into a taste or a color and that's how I categorize it in… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
When I was taking art history I was always angry that we would skip certain chapters because "it wasn't important." Like, "Let's skip over… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
![“As I work day after day, inspirations from different places go into the work. It's combination, but it's also comparative. I'll be reading two books at the same time that are totally different [and] then have two stories mix together.” quote by Ali Banisadr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f2f/ali-banisadr-34051_book_as-i-work-day-after-day-inspirations-fro_32031.jpg)
![“People quickly look through things and don't sit and experience. That's a problem with artwork, [because] it's more of an experience than something to quickly look at. It takes a while for everything to unveil itself.” quote by Ali Banisadr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/101/ali-banisadr-34051_artist_people-quickly-look-through-things-and-d_760082.jpg)
![“I sometimes say the conflict in the work is the conflict of my own thoughts and anxieties. It's a civil war in my head. The top part [of my artwork] is you letting go and floating. You become part of the air and you've tapped into the heartbeat of the universe. I guess that's what people do when…” quote by Ali Banisadr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b5f/ali-banisadr-34051_air_i-sometimes-say-the-conflict-in-the-work_1212164.jpg)
![“Sometimes I forget what I put in. I want to capture things in that way, where you're looking into your memory, a dream or hallucination. The characters become a mixture of archetypes, [and] that's what I like. You're trying to figure it out and your brain wants to categorize things, but it can't…” quote by Ali Banisadr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/32f/ali-banisadr-34051_archetype_sometimes-i-forget-what-i-put-in-i-want_1357529.jpg)
![“My work makes people understand things in a visual way that I could never understand in a literal way - like the way you deal with and break down problems, and don't come up with answers, but [find] a pathway that becomes clearer.” quote by Ali Banisadr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/437/ali-banisadr-34051_answers_my-work-makes-people-understand-things-i_2245702.jpg)
