The point of art is that it always has the necessity to expand because people are inherently expanding.
Kiki SmithThings that are very significant and important to you when constructing an identity when you're younger change.
Kiki SmithI got into animals by drawing hair follicles. I liked drawing hair, and from that I got into feathers and fur, then into images of animals. The patterning is the same, but the proportions of the body change from one animal to the next. A lot of it is just geometry and consciousness.
Kiki SmithI really love printmaking. Itโs like a mystery and youโre trying to figure out how to rein it in.
Kiki SmithI have to make about a million proofs of everything. I donโt know, itโs just a repetition, like a meditation. You come back to something and then you leave it, and then you come back again and you leave it, and each time it changes. And sometimes you have to wait for new information inside yourself to be able to finish something, to find out how it should go.
Kiki Smith