You can't honour someone by copying them or trying to be exactly like them. — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
I try to make images that have the immediate presence we take for granted in objects - a chair, a shoe, a… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
If you try to copy something exactly you won't get it correct, because you don't share the same tradition and context. — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
I am trying to present objects in the simplest way possible, and I don't want to supply too much context. — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
If you were really interested in being creative in teaching, it was possible to try new methods and that was really what… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
I do think I paid a price as an artist, and I am trying to make up for it now - I… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
When I was teaching I often said to students that you are trying to be too creative, don't be too creative, because… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
You can't honour someone by copying them or trying to be exactly like them. — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
There is a complete difference between art and the art market. Prices are high now for the simple reason that there are people are… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
I had my exhibition of paintings first in Shanghai, and then recently in Wuhan. Wuhan particularly interested me, because I am 1/8 Chinese. — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
I try to make images that have the immediate presence we take for granted in objects - a chair, a shoe, a book, a… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
You can see in my paintings, I've taken away the context, I've taken away the shadows, I've taken away expression, I've taken away the… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
When I told people that I was going to paint the big room magenta, many people thought that I was crazy. — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
I don't like the idea of nationalism, but on the other hand, I do see that there is a difference between British art, German… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
I was poorer than anyone I'd ever met. But it was a great time to be a young artist - I remember it as… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
[I] don't want people to see it [paintings] as a specific intention on my part. If somebody has that interest in these objects, of… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
I've taken away everything I could think of, and yet what remains is enough. These days many more people come to my work, and… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
In the period of '60s to the '90s, British art schools were small, and the number of student was small. The personal contact was… — Michael Craig-Martin Copy Share Image
![“[I] don't want people to see it [paintings] as a specific intention on my part. If somebody has that interest in these objects, of course they can see that, but from my own point of view, I'd rather stay as neutral as possible.” quote by Michael Craig-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2c8/michael-craig-martin-9157_courses_i-don-t-want-people-to-see-it-paintings_421873.jpg)
