I think size is the most unused quotient in the sculptor's repertoire because it requires lots of commitment and time. To me it's the best tool. With size you get space and atmosphere: atmosphere becomes volume. You stand in the… — Michael Heizer Copy Share Image
They are works of art that can be considered works of art but don't have to be in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
Earth is the material with the most potential because it is the original source material. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
Frank Gehry for instance likes to imagine his buildings as sculptures. I like to imagine my sculptures as architectural. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
The history of American art, in a way, begins with Jackson Pollock and his big paintings. This theme of bigness - all painters and… — Michael Heizer Copy Share
I wasn't political enough to write articles about myself or go to cocktail parties, meaning that not only has my art been pirated and… — Michael Heizer Copy Share
The size thing is not some gimmick or attention-getting trick but a genuine undercurrent of the work. Frank Gehry for instance likes to imagine… — Michael Heizer Copy Share
I'm not a dogmatic, purist psychopath. There's an unfair image of me - mean, crazy, hostile. I'm really a very gentle person. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
I come from an academic background. I wasn't raised to be into promoting myself. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
Artwork is not like a commercial business; there is no such thing as a schedule for art. You can't hurry art. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
A strong work of art really leaves people speechless. They feel a little angry because they don't understand it. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
Landscape to me is a planar thing, just a view. Environment is everything down to the ecosystem. Big difference. — Michael Heizer Copy Share
I wasn't an academic looking in books for ideas. But I educated myself about historical work that was similar to mine, to provide a… — Michael Heizer Copy Share
