My rule was not to paint things as they were. I wasn't copying; I was remaking them as my own. Claes Oldenburg More Quotes by Claes Oldenburg More Quotes From Claes Oldenburg I like to treat paint as material - to daub it, drop it, let it slide. There was Action Painting, but I also compare it to paint effects found on the streets. This approach is superimposed on a sculptural surface that is also 'painterly.' Claes Oldenburg treat like painting action
