American - Artist | 1979 -
The different bodies of my work end themselves when there's no more discovery to be had.
Dan Colen
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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 equalizing things and kind of destroying any barrier between what's high and low, or what's deep or what's shallow, complex or simple. I hope I'm ever-changing.
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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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It takes a lot of help - nature, friends, family, craftsmen - for me to make what I make.
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As opposed to putting too much confidence in myself, or in an image or a scene or a set of brushes, I really want to allow the oil paint to perform, to show me the things that it wants to do, beyond my imagination.
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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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