Christian Marclay's Profile
Brief about Christian Marclay: By info that we know Christian Marclay was born at 1955-01-11. And also Christian Marclay is Swiss Artist.
Some Christian Marclay's quotes. Goto "Christian Marclay's quotation" section for more.As an artist, you're always somewhat obscure. We're not talking Hollywood.
Tags: Artist, Hollywood, TalkingEvery person's remembering will be different. That engagement is important, I think.
Tags: EngagementI have never been much of a painter.
Tags: PainterI've never been a big cinephile, which may be why I could treat 'The Clock' like a puzzle and force the pieces to fit together in odd ways.
Tags: May, Together, WhyIf you make something good and interesting and not ridiculing someone or being offensive, the creators of the original material will like it.
Tags: Good, Material, SomeoneIt's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long.
Tags: Away, Front, GoodSince I was a child I have always been cutting things out and gluing them together rather than drawing them.
Tags: Child, Rather, TogetherThe process of editing is what I enjoy most - putting the pieces together and making sense out of them.
Tags: Enjoy, Sense, TogetherUnlike sitting at a computer screen, printing is very direct and hands-on.
Tags: Computer, Printing, SittingWhen you take something apart, you get a great sense of what it took to originally put it together.
Tags: Great, Put, TogetherWith improvisation, I just do it. It might be a total failure but then you just throw the dice again.
Tags: Again, Failure, MightYou can get so many sounds out of one record. Every record can be used in some way.
Tags: Sounds, UsedI admire the abstract expressionists and pop artists so right now I'm referencing American '60s art and at the same time referencing Japanese manga culture.
Tags: American, Art, TimeIf the music in a groove fits with what you're playing, then play it; if not, then you can play it backwards. If that doesn't work, you try it at a different speed. If it really doesn't work you just break it. The whole ritual to put a record on a turntable just to listen to it, I don't do that too often.
Tags: Music, Try, WorkPeople who care about records are always giving me a hard time. I mean, I would destroy records in performances, and break them, and whatever I could do to them to create a sound that was something else than just the sound that was in the groove.
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