Jock Sturges quotes - page 2

If it gets to the Supreme Court, I'll have the directors of every museum in the country as expert testimony that my work is legitimate art. (Jock Sturges)
I found myself serving a sentence of public denial from the very second the raid on my apartment happened. View quote
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It's no small irony that the government inevitably and invariably ends up promoting precisely that which they would most like to repress. View quote
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I became good at defending myself, but as far as I was concerned, that was a transient skill. View quote
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I'm guilty of extraordinary naivete, I suppose. But it's a naivete that I really don't want to abandon, not even now. View quote
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Any artist that's involved in their work is inevitably going to have a focus in what they do. View quote
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In fact, I don't believe I'm guilty of any crimes, but I've always been drawn to and fascinated by physical, sexual and psychological change, and there's an erotic aspect to that. View quote
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That dichotomy between the public consumption of the work and my intent and practice in making it is an uneasy one for me, on occasion. View quote
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When I started doing my work years ago, I had doubts as to whether the informed-consent question was answerable. View quote
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I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the body. Now, I recognize that there are certain postures and angles that make people see red, which are evidence of original sin or something, and I avoid that. View quote
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But the truth is that Homo sapiens is a sensual species. I think all species are, to one degree or another. (Jock Sturges)
Every child is going to grow up. You can see it happen in the books: They get older and older and belong to themselves to a greater and greater extent. View quote
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Virtually always I get my best pictures when everybody thinks the shoot's done. View quote
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There's no particular evidence that any of the lower mammals or any of the other animals have any interest in aesthetics at all. But Homo sapiens does, always has and always will. View quote
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There isn't a person alive who doesn't like being caressed. View quote
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What I'm good at is making art. View quote
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The kids really enjoy what they do. I check with them constantly to make sure that they're really happy to be there. View quote
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The transactions between me and the people that I photograph are very, very collaborative. View quote
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Some of the people that I photographed as sticks became much more voluptuous, much rounder, in some cases dramatically so, and I think they're even more beautiful. View quote
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That's my ambition: that you look at the pictures and realize what complex, fascinating, interesting people every single one of my subjects is. View quote
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I will always admit immediately to what's obvious, which is that Homo sapiens is inherently erotic or inherently sensual from birth. (Jock Sturges)
Now, I recognize that there are certain postures and angles that make people see red, which are evidence of original sin or something, and I avoid that. I don't shoot that any more. View quote
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