Richard Long Quotes
born 1945 England
Richard Long (born June 2, 1945) is an English sculptor, photographer and painter, one of the best known British land artists.
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My art is the essence of my experience, not a representation of it.
Richard Long (1982)
I like to see art as being a return to the 'senses'.
The source of my work is nature. I use it with respect and freedom. I use materials, ideas, movement and time to express a whole view of my art in the world.
Richard Long (1982)
A sculpture, a map, a photograph; all the forms of my work are equal and complementary. The knowledge of my actions, in whatever form, is the art. My art is the essence of my experience, not a representation of it.
My work has become a simple metaphor of life. A figure walking down his road, making his mark. It is an affirmation of my human scale and senses: how far I walk, what stones I pick up, my particular experiences