There are parts of us we stylize and present to the world. And there are parts of us that we don't stylize and are just natural. And they don't just hang in a jarring way, hopefully, but there's an interrelationship… — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
As soon as you step into the water, you are part of the food chain; you're part of the wilderness. That's why I like… — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
I've made a lifelong attempt to involve myself deeper and deeper in my medium. — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
Sculpture and seams are like boxers and broken noses: They go hand in hand. — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
Boat building is intellectual - everything has a reason. In sculpture, it has a direction. — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
Being in a room full of my art makes me incredibly nervous because the work always gets damaged when it's shown, and I hate… — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
I've had fantasies in the past of walking across America or some great distance, but it's such a commitment of time that it's stopped… — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
“Art is the bridge across the gap between peoples and cultures. Writing is one of the arts that can help link people.” — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
I've always been concerned with my sculpture. The drawings I do at night at home to relax. And for a long time, I just… — Charles Ray Copy Share Image