Yes, I am influenced by everbody. But every time I put my hands in my pockets I find someone else's fingers there. Willem de Kooning More Quotes by Willem de Kooning More Quotes From Willem de Kooning In art one idea is as good as another. Willem de Kooning tremblingideasart I read somewhere that Rubens said students should not draw from life, but draw from all the great classic casts. Then you really get the measure of them, you really know what to do. And then, put in your own dimples. Isn't that marvelous! Willem de Kooning dimplesclassicstudents Flesh was the reason why oil painting was invented Willem de Kooning oilfleshreason-why Man's own form in space - his body - was a private prison; and that it was because of this imprisoning misery - because he was hungry and overworked and went to a horrid place called home late at night in the rain, and his bones ached and his head was heavy. Willem de Kooning rainhomenight Art should not have to be a certain way. Willem de Kooning shouldwayart Watercolors is the first and the last thing an artist does. Willem de Kooning lastsartistdoe And then there is that one-man movement, Marcel Duchamp for me a truly modern movement because it implies that each artist can do what he thinks he ought to a movement for each person and open for everybody. Willem de Kooning artistmenthinking I'd like to get all the colors in the world into one painting Willem de Kooning paintingcolorworld The problem with property is that it takes so much of your time. Willem de Kooning humilityearthtime Im not someone whos ever said anything definitive about his work. In my life also I have very little fixed form. I can change overnight. Willem de Kooning formsaidlittles My interest in desperation lies only in that sometimes I find myself having become desperate. Very seldom do I start out that way. I can see of course that, in the abstract, thinking and all activity is rather desperate. Willem de Kooning lyingwaythinking If I stretch my arms and wonder where my fingers are - that is all the space I need as a painter. Willem de Kooning armsspaceneeds Art never seems to make me peaceful or pure. Willem de Kooning lovepeaceart The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all of your time. Willem de Kooning
