Very Quotes 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…

— Barry McGee

If I could get the respect of 14-year-olds, I'm happy. They're the toughest audience.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— Barry McGee

The parts of graffiti I like are really antagonizing still - it's not something that a museum would really embrace.

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Barry McGee