Dan Colen Quotes

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• All of these mechanisms we have for celebrating are so double-edged. So much sorrow comes out of joy.
• Art class was my thing, but not any other class.
• Art is kind of the lens through which I think about God.
• I think that artworks are like these spiritual objects: I think that they have energies and powers beyond what the eye can see.
• A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
• It takes a lot of help - nature, friends, family, craftsmen - for me to make what I make.
• As opposed to putting too much confidence in myself, or in an image or a scene or a set of brushes, I really want to…
• I try very hard to handle things equally: ideas, materials, and images.

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