Billy Al Bengston quotes

I'm doing what all modern artists do now, which is nothing - just sit around and dream about things. I'll do what they call 'the stroke of genius.' (Billy Al Bengston)
For me, the heyday was in 1959. It was before the Ferus Gallery moved across the street, in the days when Ed Kienholz and Walter Hopps ran it. At that time, art was taken very seriously in terms of being an artist, and not as a profession. View quote
Billy Al Bengston
The art from the East is influenced by nature and touch. That comes from being more attuned to the environment. View quote
Billy Al Bengston
Art is something you can't teach, but you can inspire it. View quote
Billy Al Bengston
I paint stupid things; that's what I do. I can't think of anything more boring than a really beautiful thing. You have to mess it up. There has to be something a little kinky to keep their attention. View quote
Billy Al Bengston