I learned a lot of painting tricks painting outside. James Rosenquist More Quotes by James Rosenquist More Quotes From James Rosenquist If a person is insane or troubled, you first have to get the person to admit that they have a problem before you can solve anything. James Rosenquist person admit you problem Believe it or not, there were very few books on art, years ago. James Rosenquist books believe years art I was on a panel with Marshall McLuhan in Canada. Someone says, 'Mr. McLuhan, I read your book, and I disagree with you.' And he says, 'Oh, you read my book? Then you only know half the story.' James Rosenquist story someone you book The very, very beginning is that my mother and father were aviators. James Rosenquist very beginning mother father 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. James Rosenquist amazing artist war world When I started out, I wanted to paint the Sistine Chapel. But I didn't have the content. James Rosenquist content started out paint I hitchhiked to Miami in 1953, and there were oranges laying on the road, black shantytowns, and marinas with nice boats. The museums were virtually empty. James Rosenquist road empty black nice I painted the Astor-Victoria sign seven times, and it's 395 feet wide and 58 feet high. I dropped a gallon of purple paint on Seventh Avenue and 47th Street from 15 stories up and didn't kill anybody. I dropped a brush at Columbus Circle. It fell on a guy's camel-hair coat. James Rosenquist street high circle feet People can remember their childhood, but events from four or five years ago are in a never-never land. James Rosenquist childhood events remember people Certainly I have made comments on American society with the various pictures and have done about nine antiwar paintings. But I did them because I was incorporating my feelings into my work. James Rosenquist pictures society work feelings Warhol was questioning the capitalist society. James Rosenquist questioning capitalist warhol society I think of my actions every day: what seems to be important and what isn't. James Rosenquist every-day day think important I used to know Madison Avenue advertisers. I didn't like 'em. Bunch of jerks. James Rosenquist jerks like know used I hate getting old, but I'm sticking with it! James Rosenquist getting old getting-old hate I started billboard painting in Minneapolis, and I went to General Outdoor Advertising, and I said, 'I could do that.' They said, 'Oh yeah... we can always use a good man around here.' James Rosenquist good man good-man painting I can handle ups and downs. James Rosenquist downs ups-and-downs handle i-can
