For me, the heyday was in 1959. It was before the Ferus Gallery moved across the street, in the days when Ed Kienholz and Walter Hopps ran it. At that time, art was taken very seriously in terms of being… — Billy Al Bengston Copy Share Image
I'm doing what all modern artists do now, which is nothing - just sit around and dream about things. I'll do what they call… — Billy Al Bengston Copy Share Image
I never do the cute thing with animals; they are interesting shapes. I just use their profile. Because German shepherds are so easily recognizable,… — Billy Al Bengston Copy Share Image
I owe a great debt to motor-racing, and the first place I went to in Europe when I was 20 was Italy, and I… — Billy Al Bengston Copy Share Image
For me, the heyday was in 1959. It was before the Ferus Gallery moved across the street, in the days when Ed Kienholz and… — Billy Al Bengston Copy Share Image
We believed that there's no such thing as good art or bad art. Art is art. If it's bad, it's something else. It was… — Billy Al Bengston Copy Share Image
I paint stupid things; that's what I do. I can't think of anything more boring than a really beautiful thing. You have to mess… — Billy Al Bengston Copy Share Image
The art from the East is influenced by nature and touch. That comes from being more attuned to the environment. — Billy Al Bengston Copy Share Image
