"In an artwork you’re always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death."
― Damien Hirst
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― Damien Hirst
More From Damien Hirst
- "No, I don’t believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt."
- "Making art, good art, is always a struggle. It can make you happy when you pull it off. There’s no better feeling. It’s beauteous. But it’s always about hard work and inspiration and sweat and good ideas."
- "I was taught to confront things you can’t avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you’re trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don’t last for ever makes them beautiful."
More In Art
- "Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable."― John Kenneth Galbraith
- "In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth."― Patti Smith
- "I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people."― Mikhail Baryshnikov