People expect things from art that are horrible for us who make it! They put the things we make in these restrictive places called 'museums,' then don't want to hear another word from us. — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
Mostly, drawings are things I make for myself - I do them in sketchbooks. They are mental experiments - private inner thoughts when I'm… — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
We were very poor and my family lost everything during the war - our home and our identity. But I'm a believer in luck… — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
People expect things from art that are horrible for us who make it! They put the things we make in these restrictive places called… — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
The conventional definition of reality, and the idea of 'normal life', mean nothing. — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
By making pictures, you learn the many different properties of photography. I use those properties differently than, say, an advertising agency would, but we're… — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
I’m a believer in luck and think the social conditions you’re born into provide the opportunity for you to prove your luck. And I… — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
I've never been interested in philosophy, but some of Jung's ideas seem useful in helping people understand pictures and so forth. — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
Picabia is a very old painter who some people try to connect me to, but I refuse such comparisons very well. — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
When I came to the West, I saw many, many things for the first time. But I also saw the prosperity of the West… — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
Yes, my works... are enshrined in museums, but I don't care if the pieces fall apart in 20 years. — Sigmar Polke Copy Share Image
