Claes Oldenburg Quotes

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I am for the art of underwear and the art of taxicabs. I am for the art of ice cream cones dropped on concrete.

Claes Oldenburg

Chicago has a strange metaphysical elegance of death about it.

Claes Oldenburg

I am for an art that tells you the time of day, or where such and such a street is. I am for an art that helps old ladies across the street.

Claes Oldenburg

Everything I do is completely original-I made it up when I was a kid.

Claes Oldenburg

Basically collectors want nudes. So I have supplied for them nude cars, nude telephones, nude electric plugs, nude switches, nude fans, newd electretcetera and sew on.

Claes Oldenburg

Because my work is naturally non-meaningful, the meaning found in it will remain doubtful and inconsistent - which is the way it should be. All that I care about is that, like any startling piece of nature, it should be capable of stimulating meaning.

Claes Oldenburg

For a thorough use of ice cream cones, buy two; eat one and drop the other.

Claes Oldenburg

The main reason for the colossal objects is the obvious one, to expand and intensify the presence of the vessel - the object.

Claes Oldenburg

Claes Oldenburg

Claes Oldenburg

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Born: January 28, 1929

Died: July 18, 2022 (aged 93)

Bio: Claes Oldenburg was an American sculptor, best known for his public art installations typically featuring very large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects.

Known for:

Clothespin (1976)
Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks (1969)
Typewriter Eraser, Scale X (1999)
Floor Cake (1962)
Cupid's Span (2002)

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