Vija Celmins Professions : Visual artist Born : October 25, 1938 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Vija Celmins There aren't really rules for painting, but there’s certain facts and fictions about painting. Part of what I do is document another surface and sort of translate it. They’re like translations, and then part of it is fiction, which is invention. Vija Celmins painting facts fiction Somehow the image begins to have a sort of memory in it, even if you can't see it. It can build up a dense feeling toward the end, and then it makes me happier. Vija Celmins dense feelings memories I'm not a very confessional artist, you know. I don't ever reveal what I'm feeling in my work, or what I think about the President. I use nature. I use found images. Vija Celmins artist feelings thinking Similar Authors Anne Elizabeth Moore visual-artist David Shrigley visual-artist Barbara Chase-Riboud visual-artist Helio Oiticica visual-artist Christian Marclay visual-artist Carolee Schneemann visual-artist All Authors
