Louise Bourgeois on Writing
“Art is manipulation without intervention.”
“I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands.”
“Surrealism is anathema for me. Because the surrealists made a joke of everything. And I consider life a tragedy.”
“I like Francis Bacon best, because Francis Bacon has terrific problems, and he knows that he is not going to solve them, but he knows also that he can escape from day to day and stay alive, and he does that because his work gives him a kick.”
“Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning.”
“Art is not about art.”
“It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive.”
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Wow.
Wow.
i like/agree with all this. francis bacon’s stuff amazing and scary and what she says about him is too.
i like/agree with all this. francis bacon’s stuff amazing and scary and what she says about him is too.
Thanks for this.
Thanks for this.
this lousie is my kind of woman.
this lousie is my kind of woman.
I don’t see whats not funny about tragedy.
Good quotes though.
I don’t see whats not funny about tragedy.
Good quotes though.
Francis Bacon: “I give champagne to my real friends and real pain to my sham friends.”
Francis Bacon: “I give champagne to my real friends and real pain to my sham friends.”
“comedy is tragedy plus time.”
just rewatched crimes and misdemeanors.
“comedy is tragedy plus time.”
just rewatched crimes and misdemeanors.
I’m more in agreement with Mel Brooks: “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”
I’m more in agreement with Mel Brooks: “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”
louise bourgeois is probably one of my favorite writers even though she doesn’t identify as a writer. her book destruction of the father, full of all of her fragments/writing, along with essays about her. amazing.
louise bourgeois is probably one of my favorite writers even though she doesn’t identify as a writer. her book destruction of the father, full of all of her fragments/writing, along with essays about her. amazing.
oh, i’m not at all in agreement with “comedy is tragedy plus time.” i just think it’s really funny to say. i don’t know, coming from alan alda’s character in that movie…fuck, you had to be there. for some reason i believe everyone has the exact same recall and has seen the exact same movies and thought the exact same things about them as me. i’m working on that.
oh, i’m not at all in agreement with “comedy is tragedy plus time.” i just think it’s really funny to say. i don’t know, coming from alan alda’s character in that movie…fuck, you had to be there. for some reason i believe everyone has the exact same recall and has seen the exact same movies and thought the exact same things about them as me. i’m working on that.
“Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber on weekends.” –Woody
“Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber on weekends.” –Woody
alan, that’s from one of the best Woody A movies evah – Crimes and Misdemeanors. I love AA’s character in that movie, and how much Woody A hates him. Great movie for writers to watch, just for their interactions.
alan, that’s from one of the best Woody A movies evah – Crimes and Misdemeanors. I love AA’s character in that movie, and how much Woody A hates him. Great movie for writers to watch, just for their interactions.
oh fuck me…i didn’t scroll up to see you directly quoted from it. in any event, the rest of my comments stands, and it stands strong.
oh fuck me…i didn’t scroll up to see you directly quoted from it. in any event, the rest of my comments stands, and it stands strong.
which book are these from, blake? they’re great. especially love the last one.
which book are these from, blake? they’re great. especially love the last one.
hehe, word. yeah, i love the moves he makes in that one, especially how landau’s character eventually gets over it.
hehe, word. yeah, i love the moves he makes in that one, especially how landau’s character eventually gets over it.
just random interviews. i have never read her books, but now want to, per Kate’s suggestion
just random interviews. i have never read her books, but now want to, per Kate’s suggestion
Enjoyed this post. thank you.
Enjoyed this post. thank you.
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“i’m talking about real life here”
the way landau dismisses allen in the stairwell goes down in the annals
“i’m talking about real life here”
the way landau dismisses allen in the stairwell goes down in the annals
Hi–could you tell me which interview you got this quote from? “I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands.”
Thanks!
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