Phrase by 'Louise Bourgeois'

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Space is something that you have to define. Otherwise, it is like anxiety, which is too vague. A fear is something specific. I like claustrophobic spaces, because at least then you know your limits.

Author: Louise Bourgeois - French Artist
  You , Space , Fear , Limits


I was a 'runaway girl' from France who married an American and moved to New York City. I'm not sure I would have continued as an artist had I remained in Paris because of the family setup.

Author: Louise Bourgeois - French Artist
  New , Family , Girl , City


My childhood has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama.

Author: Louise Bourgeois - French Artist
  Drama , Never , Mystery , Childhood


I know that when I finish a drawing, my anxiety level decreases. The realistic drawings are a way of pinning down an idea. I don't want to loose it. With the abstract drawings, when I'm feeling loose, I can slip into the unconscious.

Author: Louise Bourgeois - French Artist
  Way , Feeling , Down , Drawing


My art is a form of restoration in terms of my feelings to myself and to others.

Author: Louise Bourgeois - French Artist
  Others , Myself , Art , Feelings


To express your emotions, you have to be very loose and receptive. The unconscious will come to you if you have that gift that artists have. I only know if I'm inspired by the results.

Author: Louise Bourgeois - French Artist
  You , Know , Gift , Emotions


I don't watch TV. I don't use a computer, a fax or a cellphone.

Author: Louise Bourgeois - French Artist
  Watch , Use , TV , Computer


Tell your own story, and you will be interesting.

Author: Louise Bourgeois - French Artist
  You , Your , Will , Story


Look at it this way - a totem pole is just a decorated tree. My work is a confessional.

Author: Louise Bourgeois - French Artist
  Look , Work , Tree , Way


Even though what I do does enter the market, it doesn't interest me. I am exclusively concerned with the formal qualities of my work. It is about the need and the right to self-expression.

Author: Louise Bourgeois - French Artist
  Me , Work , Need , I Am


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