Quotes About Provocation

Picasso is a communist. Neither am I.

Works of art imitate and provoke other works of art, the process is the source of art itself.

Art is nowhere near as dangerous as it should be.

Art is gushing hot bile on the fields and harvesting the looks of nasty dwarfs.

My art became very public.

For me, art is supposed to be a question mark.

The purpose of art actually is, in many cases, to make you feel quite uncomfortable. Or at least to go to that place that's already of discomfort inside of you and tap into that.

Art is seduction, not rape.

Artists are meant to be madmen, to disturb and shock us.

I can't wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it.

The key to attempting to create art in some aspect is also knowing that it will turn some people off.

I don't see art as entertainment.

Art derives a considerable part of its beneficial exercise from flying in the face of presumptions.

Why dont they stick to murder and leave art to us?

Sometimes it's good to get mad, sometimes it clarifies where we stand. I think that art has the ability to challenge and push, and that's great. That's better than great... it's necessary.

Kill them now, cause I need some kicks. I need some kicks, I'm getting bored.

Being from a classical environment, I've always been provoked by classical musicians thinking that classical music is so much greater art than pop. I've always been annoyed by that.

M. Zola is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.

A good piece of art raises questions.

I have been and continue to be committed to art as a tool to ignite, comfort, and discomfort.

Thou art a Castilian King urinal!

Trying to be offensive for the sole purpose of being offensive should always deem one the least offensive of offenders.

I force myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.

Art is vice. You don't wed it, you rape it.