American - Artist | November 29, 1933 - March 31, 2017
I used to know Madison Avenue advertisers. I didn't like 'em. Bunch of jerks.
James Rosenquist
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I started billboard painting in Minneapolis, and I went to General Outdoor Advertising, and I said, 'I could do that.' They said, 'Oh yeah... we can always use a good man around here.'
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I can handle ups and downs.
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I painted billboards above every candy store in Brooklyn.
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When I got my first loft, I still didn't know what I was going to paint... There were long stretches when I just sat there and thought without interruption.
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The automobile crash was... devastating in ways that I still cannot really bear to think about... It took me many years to recover. In some ways, I never have.
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I feel lucky that I've been able to make a living from painting any idea that comes into my head.
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Nothing weighs on me. I don't feel any weight.
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Scientists say, 'There is no such thing as time; gravity is a dust from another universe, and outside our own universe are many, many universes in all directions.' They speculate that attached to these universes are probably 6,000 planets identical to Earth. So are there things living out there? Animals, people, anything?
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I travel a lot.
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I'm interested in contemporary vision - the flicker of chrome, reflections, rapid associations, quick flashes of light. Bing! Bang!
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I don't do anecdotes. I accumulate experiences.
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