--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I don't know what it was like in the…" description: "\"I don't know what it was like in the '80s. I don't really even know what it was like in the '90s, because I was broke and wasn't selling any art. I was..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/wade-guyton-25994_80s_i-don-t-know-what-it-was-like-in-the-80s_453021.jpg" --- # I don't know what it was like in the '80s. I don't really… ![“I don't know what it was like in the '80s. I don't really even know what it was like in the '90s, because I was broke and wasn't selling any art. I was in a few group shows, but I didn't have a gallery until 2006.” quote by Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/wade-guyton-25994_80s_i-don-t-know-what-it-was-like-in-the-80s_453021.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/wade-guyton-25994_80s_i-don-t-know-what-it-was-like-in-the-80s_453021.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/wade-guyton-25994_80s_i-don-t-know-what-it-was-like-in-the-80s_453021.jpg) > “I don't know what it was like in the '80s. I don't really even know what it was like in the '90s, because I was broke and wasn't selling any art. I was in a few group shows, but I didn't have a gallery until 2006.” [Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He reflects on missing cultural context due to personal hardship and late gallery debut. **In simple terms:** He felt out of sync with past art scenes. Key Takeaway Acknowledge gaps, seek mentorship. Themes art career reflection Mood reflective melancholic Type personal historical When to use this quote - gallery opening - artist networking - self‑education Key Concepts cultural memory economic hardship self‑realization Questions to Reflect On - How does financial strain shape artistic identity? - What can you learn from past eras now? A Different Perspective Limited perspective may overlook broader influences. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Selling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/selling/) ## Related quotes > [In China, we don't have any contemporary art museums. 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Ew,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miley-cyrus/i-really-don-t-like-coke-it-s-so-gross-and-so-dark-it-s-like-what-are/) [Miley Cyrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miley-cyrus/) > [TV shows will never be heart felt like they were in the 90s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/tv-shows-will-never-be-heart-felt-like-they-were-in-the-90s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I just feel like that '90s era was pretty special from all aspects. 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A lot of people my age started their careers younger, so I was spared seeing that side for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-guyton/i-came-late-to-galleries-a-lot-of-people-my-age-started-their-careers/) [Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) > [I've never seen a postcard of my work in a museum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-guyton/i-ve-never-seen-a-postcard-of-my-work-in-a-museum/) [Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) > [I was really naïve. 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So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-guyton/the-way-i-make-drawings-is-just-with-a-desktop-epson-c88-printer-and/) [Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) > [When I was younger and was working as a Dia guard I would go to see everything. I went to every opening. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-guyton/when-i-was-younger-and-was-working-as-a-dia-guard-i-would-go-to-see/) [Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) > [Well, art has to be sexy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-guyton/well-art-has-to-be-sexy/) [Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) > [I hated art as a kid. I didn't even like art class. I didn't like to draw. I would make my dad do all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-guyton/i-hated-art-as-a-kid-i-didn-t-even-like-art-class-i-didn-t-like-to/) [Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) > [We are all frustrated with computers, all the time... But we also always develop a relationship with computers these days - something my parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-guyton/we-are-all-frustrated-with-computers-all-the-time-but-we-also-always/) [Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) > [I don't really live the bohemian life. I come to work in Midtown everyday, along with all the work-a-day folk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-guyton/i-don-t-really-live-the-bohemian-life-i-come-to-work-in-midtown/) [Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) > [I think as a student I ended up liking so many different and conflicting things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-guyton/i-think-as-a-student-i-ended-up-liking-so-many-different-and/) [Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) > [My father is not around any more, so I cannot ask him to do my drawings for me. So, I had to find a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-guyton/my-father-is-not-around-any-more-so-i-cannot-ask-him-to-do-my/) [Wade Guyton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) [Explore all 22 Wade Guyton quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-guyton/) ## More 80s quotes > [In the '80s, the way radio was programmed, if you didn't have a hit record you weren't going to be able to make any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huey-lewis/in-the-80s-the-way-radio-was-programmed-if-you-didn-t-have-a-hit/) [Huey Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/huey-lewis/) > [As an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/as-an-actor-i-kind-of-do-i-started-out-doing-voice-overs-in-the-mid/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) > [It's nice to have been around long enough to be a part of people's lives. 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