Art is a way of recognizing oneself. Louise Bourgeois More Quotes by Louise Bourgeois More Quotes From Louise Bourgeois Look at it this way - a totem pole is just a decorated tree. My work is a confessional. Louise Bourgeois tree looks way I am a lonely runner, but I am a long-distance runner. Louise Bourgeois distance lonely long I was raised a Catholic. But I am not religious. In my work, I am interested in real flesh and blood. Louise Bourgeois real religious blood I was a runaway girl from France who married an American and moved to New York City. Im not sure I would have continued as an artist had I remained in Paris because of the family setup. Louise Bourgeois girl artist new-york Artists have to be useful. They have to fill a role. Louise Bourgeois roles artist I work like a bee and feel that I accomplish little. Louise Bourgeois bees work littles 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. Louise Bourgeois you anxiety space fear 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. Louise Bourgeois feeling anxiety drawing 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. Louise Bourgeois i-am need me work My childhood has never lost its mystery, and it has never lost its drama. Louise Bourgeois never childhood mystery lost When my mother died, I fell apart. My father wanted to control me. As a consequence, I ran away to America. Louise Bourgeois control me mother father
