I want to do just, like, regular art. Whatever is made today on canvas goes up against all of art history. It’s the most radical thing. Barry McGee Read Quote
If I could get the respect of 14-year-olds, I’m happy. They’re the toughest audience. Barry McGee Read Quote
I like the idea that you can paint something outdoors, and anyone can see it. It’s open to anyone, and people have to deal with it. In the gallery, it’s the same 150 people on the San Francisco art scene. There’s a dynamic on the street that’s definitely more interesting. Barry McGee Read Quote
I’m really into California art from the ’60s. I like a lot of Bay Area artists, like Nathan Oliveira and Bruce Conner. Barry McGee Read Quote
I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don’t think that’s very radical in the art world. Barry McGee Read Quote
Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it. Barry McGee Read Quote
I love graffiti because it enables kids from every social extraction to do something that brings them closer to art, when they normally wouldn’t be stimulated to be visually creative. Graffiti helps to develop an awareness of immediate expressive and uncontrolled freedom. Barry McGee Read Quote
I see a really good tag on a building, a man passed out in the middle of the street, a couple hugging, a cop arresting a panhandler. I’m interested in how all these things are happening in one block. Barry McGee Read Quote
