Every time you do something, make something, it’s final in a way, but it’s not. It immediately raises a great set of questions. And if you become a question addict, which I am, you immediately have something you need to pursue. Robert Irwin Read Quote
The whole thrust of modern art, as far as I understand it, is expanding the role of the artist as a kind of esthetician, someone who actually spends his time, is trained in a way to deal with qualities. Robert Irwin Read Quote
We actually form the world at every instant, although we’re not cognitively aware of that but – and there are people would argue with that to some degree. Robert Irwin Read Quote
If I hold up a red square for 30 seconds and take it away, you will see a perfect green square. It’s how the eye works. So if you want to paint a really good red painting, you have to strategically place in some green, so the eye is brought back. Robert Irwin Read Quote
It’s my observation that gardeners and gardening for a very long time have had to take a back seat. Architects are very famous; they’ve got huge projects. What goes on in and around them has been relegated to a very minor role. Robert Irwin Read Quote
Whenever you look at light, basically it’s just air. It has no tactileness to it. It’s totally without density. Robert Irwin Read Quote
There’s no way to really mock up or simulate what I’m doing until I’m there. An exhibition for me is not a statement but an experiment. Robert Irwin Read Quote
Palms are like cockroaches. They were here long before us, and they’ll be here long after us. They’re the only things standing after a hurricane. Robert Irwin Read Quote
I slowly dismantled the act of painting, to consider the possibility that no-thing ever really transcends its immediate environment. Robert Irwin Read Quote
