--- title: "1 Think Radical Quotes By Barry McGee" description: "1 Think Radical quotes by Barry McGee. Plus more from Barry McGee and more Think Radical sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/barry-mcgee-23113_art_i-just-try-to-get-away-with-as-much-as-i_910724.jpg" --- > [I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/i-just-try-to-get-away-with-as-much-as-i-can-i-don-t-think-that-s/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/barry-mcgee-23113_art_i-just-try-to-get-away-with-as-much-as-i_910724.jpg) ## More by Barry McGee > [I love graffiti because it enables kids from every social extraction to do something that brings them closer to art, when they normally wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/i-love-graffiti-because-it-enables-kids-from-every-social-extraction/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [If I could get the respect of 14-year-olds, I'm happy. They're the toughest audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/if-i-could-get-the-respect-of-14-year-olds-i-m-happy-they-re-the/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [I like the idea that you can paint something outdoors, and anyone can see it. It's open to anyone, and people have to deal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/i-like-the-idea-that-you-can-paint-something-outdoors-and-anyone-can/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [Some of my favorite pieces are from thrift shops. When I find something I really love, I live, work and sleep in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/some-of-my-favorite-pieces-are-from-thrift-shops-when-i-find/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [That's immediately how I gauge how healthy a city is-by the amount of tags. It's just in direct competition with advertising. It's still one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/that-s-immediately-how-i-gauge-how-healthy-a-city-is-by-the-amount-of/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [Street artists need to get back to actually doing things on the streets instead of in the galleries where they all seem to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/street-artists-need-to-get-back-to-actually-doing-things-on-the/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [The parts of graffiti I like are really antagonizing still - it's not something that a museum would really embrace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/the-parts-of-graffiti-i-like-are-really-antagonizing-still-it-s-not/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/i-just-try-to-get-away-with-as-much-as-i-can-i-don-t-think-that-s/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [I want to do just, like, regular art. Whatever is made today on canvas goes up against all of art history. Its the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/i-want-to-do-just-like-regular-art-whatever-is-made-today-on-canvas/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [I read in a weird way. It comes in waves, and then I start, like, five different books at once. It takes me six…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/i-read-in-a-weird-way-it-comes-in-waves-and-then-i-start-like-five/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [As soon as I start reading, drawing comes to me more easily. I find I work in my sketchbooks more. But if I'm working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/as-soon-as-i-start-reading-drawing-comes-to-me-more-easily-i-find-i/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [I have tons of art books. I have them all over the place. They are in my car, in my bag, and in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/i-have-tons-of-art-books-i-have-them-all-over-the-place-they-are-in/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [Most inspiration still comes from bicycling around San Francisco. This city never fails to inspire me. It is one of the most vibrant cities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/most-inspiration-still-comes-from-bicycling-around-san-francisco-this/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [I see a really good tag on a building, a man passed out in the middle of the street, a couple hugging, a cop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/i-see-a-really-good-tag-on-a-building-a-man-passed-out-in-the-middle/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) > [For me, graffiti means making marks on surfaces using just about anything, be it markers, spray, paint, chalk, lipstick, varnish, ink. Or it can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-mcgee/for-me-graffiti-means-making-marks-on-surfaces-using-just-about/) [Barry McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-mcgee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-radical/barry-mcgee/#itemlist", "name": "1 Think Radical Quotes By Barry McGee", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just try to get away with as much as I can. 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