Assumption Quote by Josh Smith

I do, but I don't like doing that. I would do it out of hate or anger. I would do it because some- one…

— Josh Smith

It's a stage with four lights clamped to it with walls made out of plywood. And then my name's in the center. It's the…

— Josh Smith

So rather than someone coming to my stu- dio and saying, like, "Thank you for your time. I'll see you later," and me not…

— Josh Smith

Everything comes from a weird place that I don't understand. I make a piece of art just to prove that I exist in my…

— Josh Smith

It's a lifestyle. If you do something good that is worth making, you should make it forever. It's like being a farmer. Just because…

— Josh Smith

I'm not really that hard-working. We've hung out a lot, and you know that I don't work harder than you. Everyone else is just…

— Josh Smith

I have a streak in myself, like, I'm an exhibi- tionist. There's a side of me that really wants to show off and share…

— Josh Smith

I like when people have opinions - especially about art. You can hate my art. I made my art to be hated. That's why…

— Josh Smith

It's three disparate elements: the stop sign, the stage paintings, and the skeleton paintings. Those are three sharp ideas, although none of them are…

— Josh Smith

I didn't want it to have any technical virtuosity; I wanted it to just be really clear how it was made. For my work…

— Josh Smith

I would never make an artwork that I wouldn't want to make forever. Wouldn't you want to make Trash Humpers [Korine's 2009 film] forever?

— Josh Smith

I made work specifically for them not to like. If you made paintings of flowers and someone says they hate it, it's like, "What…

— Josh Smith