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title: "4 Red Grooms Quotes - Famous Sculptor (Red Grooms)"
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# Red Grooms

(1937)   Sculptor   United States

 **4** quotes in **23** categories

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Red Grooms is a sculptor from the United States, best known for *Red Grooms*.

## Quick Facts About Red Grooms

Born June 7, 1937

Nationality United States

Profession Sculptor

Notable works Red Grooms

## About Red Grooms

Red Grooms is an American multimedia artist best known for his colorful pop-art constructions depicting frenetic scenes of modern urban life. Grooms was given the nickname "Red" by Dominic Falcone when he was starting out as a dishwasher at a restaurant in Provincetown and was studying with Hans Hofmann.

##  Quotes by Red Grooms

> [I had always done these 3D things that you could walk through. They were always done off the seat of my pants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/red-grooms/i-had-always-done-these-3d-things-that-you-could-walk-through-they/)

[Red Grooms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/red-grooms/)

[Blueprints](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blueprints/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a82/red-grooms-71094_blueprints_i-had-always-done-these-3d-things-that-y_428964.jpg)

> [I can't do the movies like I do painting because I am really more of a sort of dilettante or something. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/red-grooms/i-can-t-do-the-movies-like-i-do-painting-because-i-am-really-more-of/)

[Red Grooms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/red-grooms/)

[Dilettantes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dilettantes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdb/red-grooms-71094_dilettantes_i-can-t-do-the-movies-like-i-do-painting_835734.jpg)

> [But boy, right away it is fun to play around with the Paintbox program.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/red-grooms/but-boy-right-away-it-is-fun-to-play-around-with-the-paintbox-program/)

[Red Grooms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/red-grooms/)

[Boys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boys/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/987/red-grooms-71094_boys_but-boy-right-away-it-is-fun-to-play-aro_1357327.jpg)

> [I have both exploited and been exploited in the print field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/red-grooms/i-have-both-exploited-and-been-exploited-in-the-print-field/)

[Red Grooms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/red-grooms/)

[Exploited](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exploited/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/red-grooms-71094_fields_i-have-both-exploited-and-been-exploited_2192228.jpg)

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