I wouldnโt want to be labelled unless it was something much broader and inclusive such as an ecological artist or a visionary artist, but thereโs a constraint in the definition of a feminist artist, youโre an artist and youโre a feminist.
Carolee SchneemannIt's really hard to have a fair discussion when you're faced with militarism, aggression, and greed. The militarists do not want dialogue. They want what they want. They're psychotic. They're greedy, they're narcissistic, and they're dangerous.
Carolee SchneemannMy teachers always said, "You're very talented, but don't set your heart on art. You're only a girl." I was inspired by Virginia Woolf in 1960, but they wouldn't let me write about her. They said she was a trivializer. I also wanted to do a paper on Simone de Beauvoir, and my philosophy teacher said, "Why would you write about the mistress? Write about the master." That was Sartre.
Carolee SchneemannI don't even like the word 'relax'! If I have a partner and we make love a lot, then I'm in a very pure state of being.
Carolee SchneemannI assume the senses crave sources of maximum information, that the eye benefits by exercise, stretch, and expansion towards materials of complexity and substance, . . . conditions which alert the total sensibility - cast it almost in stress - extend insight and response, the basic responsive range of empathetic-kinesthetic vitality.
Carolee Schneemann