I gave a certain amount of thought to how I set up the shot and then after that. That's not an uncommon way for artists to proceed.
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But part of the enjoyment I take in it is finding the most efficient way to do it, which doesn't mean the corrections aren't made. I like to have a feeling of the whole task before I start, even if it changes.Bruce Nauman
If you choose the wrong questions and you proceed, you still get a result, but it's not interesting.
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If you're an amateur artist, you can get it sometimes and not other times and you can't tell and you can't always do it over again.
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I like to use my hands and make things... It might seem pretty stupid or pointless but that doesn't matter... some of the most interesting work is the stuff that starts like that - out of a raw need for activity.
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I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing.
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Generalised anger and frustration is something that gets you in the studio, and gets you to work - though it's not necessarily evident in anything that's finished.
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