Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Christo on work of art

Interviewer:
What do you want to provoke in people who view your work?

Jeanne-Claude:
You see, what is it that we do? We want to create works of art of joy and beauty, which we will build because we believe it will be beautiful. The only way to see it is to build it. Like every artist, every true artist, we create them for us.

Christo:
Every true artist does the same. We create those works for ourselves and our friends, and if the public enjoys it, that is only a bonus but that is not created for the public.

From interview of Christo and Jeanne-Claude

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