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If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses.

~Bruce Nauman

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In this case we're building a corner to stretch a fence and hang a gate. It had a real purpose in the ranch here. I needed to do this. But at the same time, it made a beautiful structure.

~Bruce Nauman

Topics: Beautiful Building Case Corner Fence Gate Had Hang Here Made Needed Purpose Ranch Real Same Same Time Stretch Structure Time

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The true artist helps the world by revealing mystic truths.

~Bruce Nauman

Topics: Artist Helps Mystic Revealing True True Artist Truths World

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And I don't have any specific steps to take because I don't start the same way every time. But there is a knowing when it's enough and you can leave it alone.

~Bruce Nauman

Topics: Alone Any Because Enough Every Every Time Knowing Leave Same Specific Start Steps Take Time Way You

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Generalised anger and frustration is something that gets you in the studio, and gets you to work - though it's not necessarily evident in anything that's finished.

~Bruce Nauman

Topics: Anger Anything Evident Finished Frustration Gets Necessarily Something Studio Though Work You

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In the studio, I don't do a lot of work that requires repetitive activity. I spend a lot of time looking and thinking and then try to find the most efficient way to get what I want, whether it's making a drawing or a sculpture, or casting plaster or whatever.

~Bruce Nauman

Topics: Activity Casting Drawing Efficient Find Get Looking Lot Making Most Plaster Repetitive Requires Sculpture Spend Studio Then Thinking Time Try Want Way Whatever Whether Work

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And then what makes the work interesting is if you choose the right questions.

~Bruce Nauman

Topics: Choose Interesting Makes Questions Right Right Questions Then Work You

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I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing.

~Bruce Nauman

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I'll talk. You'll listen.

~Bruce Nauman

Topics: Listen Talk You

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If you choose the wrong questions and you proceed, you still get a result, but it's not interesting.

~Bruce Nauman

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Sculptor

Born: December 6th, 1941

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