Sigmar Polke quotes

Mostly, drawings are things I make for myself - I do them in sketchbooks. They are mental experiments - private inner thoughts when I'm not sure what will come out. (Sigmar Polke)
I began drawing as a very young child and had a grandfather who experimented with photography, so those things constituted my first exposure to art. View quote
Sigmar Polke
A negative is never finished. View quote
Sigmar Polke
Yes, my works... are enshrined in museums, but I don't care if the pieces fall apart in 20 years. View quote
Sigmar Polke
As a child, I copied Duerer drawings and Bruegel. View quote
Sigmar Polke
Picabia is a very old painter who some people try to connect me to, but I refuse such comparisons very well. View quote
Sigmar Polke
When I was young, I was interested in Renaissance art. View quote
Sigmar Polke
There has to be an element of risk-taking for me in my work. View quote
Sigmar Polke