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Don't ask what it means or what it refers to. Don't ask what the work is. Rather, see what the work does.

~Eva Hesse

Topics: Ask Does Means Rather See Work

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Life doesn't last; art doesn't last. It doesn't matter.

~Eva Hesse

Topics: Art Last Life Matter

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Mushy novels, pretty pictures, pretty sculpture, decorations on the wall, nice parallel lines - make me sick.

~Eva Hesse

Topics: Lines Make Me Nice Novels Parallel Pictures Pretty Sculpture Sick Wall

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Art and life are inseparable.

~Eva Hesse

Topics: Art Inseparable Life

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I am not sure what my stand on lasting really is.

~Eva Hesse

Topics: Am Lasting Really Stand Sure I Am

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Art is the easiest thing in my life, and that's ironic. It doesn't mean I've worked little on it, but it's the only thing I never had to... I have no fear. I could take risks.

~Eva Hesse

Topics: Art Could Easiest Easiest Thing Fear Had Ironic Life Little Mean My Life Never No Fear Only Risks Take The Only Thing Thing Worked

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Maybe if I really believe in me, trust me without any calculated plan, who knows what will happen?

~Eva Hesse

Topics: Any Believe Calculated Happen Knows Maybe Me Plan Really Trust Trust Me Who Will Without

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If I'm O.K., I will abandon restrictions and curbs imposed on myself. Not physical ones, but those restrictive tabs on my inner being, on solely myself. I will strip me of superficial dishonesties. I will paint against every rule I or others have invisibly placed.

~Eva Hesse

Topics: Abandon Against Being Every Imposed Inner Me Myself Others Paint Physical Placed Restrictions Rule Solely Strip Superficial Those Will

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Everything for me has always been opposites; nothing has ever been in the middle... My life never had anything normal or in the center.

~Eva Hesse

Topics: Always Anything Been Center Ever Everything Had Life Me Middle My Life Never Normal Nothing Opposites

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I am ultimately convinced that people must first be told that so and so is great ,and then, after a period of given time, they come to believe it for themselves.

~Eva Hesse

Topics: After Am Believe Come Convinced First Given Great Must People Period Themselves Then Time Ultimately I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Sculptor

Born: January 11th, 1936

Died: May 29th, 1970

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