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Celebrating Quote by Dan Colen

“All of these mechanisms we have for celebrating are so double-edged. So much sorrow comes out of joy.” quote by Dan Colen — Download Open image

“All of these mechanisms we have for celebrating are so double-edged. So much sorrow comes out of joy.”

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Celebrating Double-edged Joy Mechanisms Much Out Sorrow

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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.

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I think that artworks are like these spiritual objects: I think that they have energies and powers beyond what the eye can see.

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A lot of my work is about what's abstract and what's pictorial. Is it bubblegum, or is it an abstract painting using bubblegum? The…

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Art is kind of the lens through which I think about God.

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The different bodies of my work end themselves when there's no more discovery to be had.

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Its such a paradox. You come from this place where you want fame; you dont want to be bourgeois, but you want to be…

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It takes a lot of help - nature, friends, family, craftsmen - for me to make what I make.

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I try very hard to handle things equally: ideas, materials, and images.

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It's such a paradox. You come from this place where you want fame; you don't want to be bourgeois, but you want to be…

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Love is important. I didn't have the energy to be giving it to somebody else in a way that they deserved, and I knew…

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Art class was my thing, but not any other class.

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For all the drama we all have with our families and all the tension and hostility, I couldn't have done this without my family.…

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I just wanted to jump into the stands and start celebrating with those wonderful fans. (on reaching the Champions League final)

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To all those of us celebrating Rosh Hashanah, Happy New Year to and your families. Let is be an awesome year for everyone!

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