Often people do not properly value things that they are good at naturally because they find them too easy. That is very problematic.
Michael Craig-MartinWhen I told people that I was going to paint the big room magenta, many people thought that I was crazy.
Michael Craig-MartinFor example, in England, we teach about Expressionism, but it is not the same in England as it is in Germany, because Expressionism is more important in the history of German art. So although it is the same history, the emphasis is different.
Michael Craig-MartinI try to make images that have the immediate presence we take for granted in objects - a chair, a shoe, a book, a Judd - and compose them like sentences.
Michael Craig-Martin