--- title: "4 Albert Oehlen Quotes - Famous Painter (Albert Oehlen)" description: "Albert Oehlen is a German painter, installation artist and musician. He lives and works in Bühler, Switzerland and Segovia, Spain." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b145/author-albert-oehlen-73144.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Albert Oehlen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b145/author-albert-oehlen-73144.jpg) # Albert Oehlen (1954) Painter Germany **4** quotes in **30** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Albert Oehlen is a painter from Germany, best known for *Albert Oehlen*. ## Quick Facts About Albert Oehlen Born September 17, 1954 Nationality Germany Profession Painter Notable works Albert Oehlen ## About Albert Oehlen Albert Oehlen is a German painter, installation artist and musician. He lives and works in Bühler, Switzerland and Segovia, Spain. ## Quotes by Albert Oehlen > [I'm not a big theory person. So when I get asked questions that demand serious statements, I just make it up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-oehlen/i-m-not-a-big-theory-person-so-when-i-get-asked-questions-that-demand/) Albert Oehlen [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/albert-oehlen-73144_bigs_i-m-not-a-big-theory-person-so-when-i-ge_1868159.png) > [I painted with acrylic paint, and the reason why I went to oil was mainly because I didn't control it. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-oehlen/i-painted-with-acrylic-paint-and-the-reason-why-i-went-to-oil-was/) Albert Oehlen [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cb/albert-oehlen-73144_art_i-painted-with-acrylic-paint-and-the-rea_2981046.jpg) > [I want to make beautiful paintings. But I don't make beautiful paintings by putting beautiful paint on a canvas with a beautiful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-oehlen/i-want-to-make-beautiful-paintings-but-i-don-t-make-beautiful/) Albert Oehlen [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/albert-oehlen-73144_artist_i-want-to-make-beautiful-paintings-but-i_3012577.jpg) > [If someone stands in front of one of my paintings and says, 'This is just a mess', the word 'just' is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-oehlen/if-someone-stands-in-front-of-one-of-my-paintings-and-says-this-is/) Albert Oehlen [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fd/albert-oehlen-73144_artist_if-someone-stands-in-front-of-one-of-my_3082967.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-oehlen/#itemlist", "name": "Albert Oehlen Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not a big theory person. 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