French - Sculptor | October 29, 1930 - May 21, 2002
Painting calmed the chaos that shook my soul.
Niki de St. Phalle
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It's my destiny to make a place where people can come and be happy: a garden of joy.
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I wanted to make some of the really important things of my generation and some of the biggest.
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I resemble the father I once hated.
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Since the age of 11, I have loved writing poems and fragments from my life.
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Father's ideals became part of me and still are today. His reserve, deeply rooted liberal views, his provocative humour, his passion for work and love of risk are also mine.
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I could do whatever I wanted, whether people liked it or not.
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Most people don't see the edginess in my work. They think it's all fantasy and whimsy.
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The world has been experiencing a whole pattern of auto-destruction, whether in environmental disasters like Chernobyl or health disasters like AIDS.
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AIDS is a complex situation that's sure to bring out the best and the worst in people.
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With long skirts, you can really buff. People open doors for you and everything.
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