In the place where I was a child, there were no artists and there was no art, so I really didn't know what that meant. I think I thought it meant that I would be in a situation different than the one that I was in.
Jasper JohnsEverybody is of course free to interpret the work in his own way. I think seeing a picture is one thing and interpreting it is another.
Jasper JohnsTo be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.
Jasper Johns