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19 quotes by Dan Colen

Daniel Colen (born 1979, New Jersey) is an artist based in New York. His work consists of painted sculptures appropriating low-cultural ephemera, graffiti-inspired paintings of text executed in paint, and installations.
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It's such a weird self-confidence that an artist has - to conceive of this thing that serves no function and say, 'I'm going to really... →

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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 successful. You want to... →

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

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I've always been interested in moments of disbelief... I don't know if they possess any magic, but they do have something.

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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. Being the people... →

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

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

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

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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.

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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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I used to kind of go for it, right? Like, I'd be the one who would say, 'All right, there's Kate Moss. I'm going to try to make out... →

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I'm trying to equalise the world to say there is no high and low.

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