Quotes on creativity...." The seed of an idea can just as well be found in the street as in a philosophical text. There is no hierarchy in that sense. In the process of completing a work, there are of course sources that feed into it: memory, neurosis, dialogues, desires, and a good portion of childish beliefs." - Elmgreen and Dragset
"After all, a painter can certainly make a hand of six and seven fingers; each of us sees things from his own view point, just as each of us brings to the picture as he views it something that the painter himself may not see." - Jean Paul Riopelle
I came across these quotes in a Bonhams auction catalog that i was flipping through recently. I'm not a big fan of Elmgreen and Dragset but Jean Paul Riopelle's work seems interesting. Will look him up in the coming days.
