Yves Tanguy's Quotes

The painting develops before my eyes, unfolding its surprises as it progresses. It is this which gives me the sense of complete liberty, and for this reason I am incapable of forming a plan or making a sketch beforehand.

Very much alone in my work, I am almost jealous of it.

Geography has no bearing on it, nor have the interests of the community in which I work.

I believe there is little to gain by exchanging opinions with other artists concerning either the ideology of art or technical methods.

I will remain active in judo.

I will try to win the Olympics gold in London.

While raising my children, I would like to take on other challenges.

Architecture is basically a container of something. I hope they will enjoy not so much the teacup, but the tea.

When a project has an ample budget, I am interested now in using bigger units of materials.

When drawings of the main buildings I have designed in the last five years are juxtaposed, the fact that they all involve the pursuit of certain configurations is obvious to anyone.