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Jim Dine
American
Artist
About the author
I do not think that obsession is funny or that not being able to stop one's intensity is funny.
Jim Dine,
American
Artist
#Being
#Funny
#Obsession
I have come to terms with a lot of things, because, when all's said and done, there's really very little one can do about a lot of things. You just accept them. The point is you just have to keep on working and you just have to keep on living.
Jim Dine,
American
Artist
#Living
I've never had an easy relationship with critics. I hold a lot of homicide in my heart. If this was another time, I'd be packing a piece.
Jim Dine,
American
Artist
#Time
#Heart
My attitude towards drawing is not necessarily about drawing. It's about making the best kind of image I can make, it's about talking as clearly as I can.
Jim Dine,
American
Artist
#Attitude
#Talking
The figure is still the only thing I have faith in in terms of how much emotion it's charged with and how much subject matter is there.
Jim Dine,
American
Artist
#Faith
#Emotion
Western art is built on the biographical passion of one artist for another.
Jim Dine,
American
Artist
#Art
#Passion
#Artist