James Rosenquist
James Rosenquist
James Rosenquistis an American artist and one of the protagonists in the pop-art movement. Rosenquist was a 2001 inductee into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Artist
Date of Birth29 November 1933
CityGrand Forks, ND
CountryUnited States of America
simple hair pigs
I tell young people that the greatest paintings in museums are made with minerals mixed in oil smeared on cloth with the hair from the back of a pig's ear. It's that simple.
always-trying trying
I'm always trying to do things that no one has ever seen before.
communication impact gusto
We are attacked by radio and television and visual communication at such speed and with such force that painting seems very old fashioned ...why shouldn't it be done with that power and gusto [of advertising], with that impact.
memories remember painting
Paintings are memories. Memories of the painter who painted them. Memories that can be shared as well. Paintings are things to remember things by.
artist doe born
I was probably born with the ability to draw, but that does not make you an artist.
amazing cameron met named studied university war
I went to the University of Minnesota, and I met this amazing artist named Cameron Boothe there who was in World War I, who studied with Hans Hoffman in Munich.
amazing architect daniel french introduced jean knew louvre people
It's amazing how you meet people through other people. I knew a racecar driver, Stefan Johansson, who was very hot. He introduced me to Jean Todt. He introduced me to a French doctor. He introduced me to a French architect who redid the Louvre with I.M. Pei. He introduced me to Daniel Boulud.
art money
Many young artists, they look at the art world and think they can make a lot of money.
I feel lucky that I've been able to make a living from painting any idea that comes into my head.
good legacy moving selling till work worry
You live till you die, and that's the end of it. What good is your legacy when you are dead? I worry about being alive, selling work, having fun, moving and doing things when I am alive.
I think of my actions every day: what seems to be important and what isn't.
When I got my first loft, I still didn't know what I was going to paint... There were long stretches when I just sat there and thought without interruption.
I hate getting old, but I'm sticking with it!
When I started out, I wanted to paint the Sistine Chapel. But I didn't have the content.