I thought the objects we value least because they were ubiquitous were actually the most extraordinary.
Michael Craig-MartinAs an artist you are free to use any image, any style, any idea from any culture and any period of history.
Michael Craig-MartinThere was something really wonderful about being able to feel confident about doing my first exhibition in China, that people would have no trouble recognising the images and understanding my work. I also have a lot of freedom in the way I use colour, and I think that kind of freedom in colour is also understandable in every culture.
Michael Craig-MartinWhen I started teaching in the late 60s, in a time of student revolutions and changes, they changed in question of society and authority.
Michael Craig-Martin