Work grows out of other work, and there are very few eureka moments.

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My work is not about my life history. It's not about the story of my...

My work is not about my life history. It's not about the story of my...

Artists don't make objects. Artists make mythologies.

Artists don't make objects. Artists make mythologies.

One does afford oneself the luxury to come into the studio and all day, every...

One does afford oneself the luxury to come into the studio and all day, every...

I used to empty the studio out and throw stuff away. I now don't. There...

I used to empty the studio out and throw stuff away. I now don't. There...

One cannot set out to make a work that's spiritual. What is a contemporary iconography...

One cannot set out to make a work that's spiritual. What is a contemporary iconography...

What interests me is the sense of the darkness that we carry within us, the...

What interests me is the sense of the darkness that we carry within us, the...

I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work.

I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work.

The idea is that the object has a language unto itself.

The idea is that the object has a language unto itself.

One does not set out with the idea that I've just had a great idea...

One does not set out with the idea that I've just had a great idea...

I've nothing to say.

I've nothing to say.

One can hardly be Indian and not know that almost every accent, which hand you...

One can hardly be Indian and not know that almost every accent, which hand you...

One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist.

One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist.

I think I understand something about space. I think the job of a sculptor is...

I think I understand something about space. I think the job of a sculptor is...

There's something imminent in the work, but the circle is only completed by the viewer.

There's something imminent in the work, but the circle is only completed by the viewer.

It's the role of the artist to pursue content.

It's the role of the artist to pursue content.

You know that day after day of, Oh God what am I going to do...

You know that day after day of, Oh God what am I going to do...

The work itself has a complete circle of meaning and counterpoint. And without your involvement...

The work itself has a complete circle of meaning and counterpoint. And without your involvement...

Much of what I make is geometric, and has a kind of almost mathematical logic...

Much of what I make is geometric, and has a kind of almost mathematical logic...

My first show sold within the first 3 minutes, and I came back to the...

My first show sold within the first 3 minutes, and I came back to the...

Red, of course, is the colour of the interior of our bodies. In a way...

Red, of course, is the colour of the interior of our bodies. In a way...