Anish Kapoor

Visual Arts United Kingdom 1954 100 quotes

Sculptor of reflective voids and monumental colors.

Quotes by Anish Kapoor

The material is not just a material, it's a medium for ideas.

Interview

I'm interested in the idea of the 'unseen architecture' of space.

Interview

The work should be a kind of journey, a kind of exploration.

Interview

I'm interested in the idea of the 'unspoken language' of art.

Interview

Art is a way of challenging our assumptions.

Interview

The light in the work is not just light, it's a kind of energy.

Interview

I'm interested in the idea of the 'unseen forces' that connect us all.

Interview

The work should have a sense of presence, a sense of being there.

Interview

I'm interested in the idea of the 'unfolding narrative' of the work.

Interview

Art is a way of making the familiar strange, and the strange familiar.

Interview

Sculpture is not just about form, but about the void that surrounds it.

Interview 1990

The mirror reflects not just the viewer, but their expectations of reality.

Speech 2006

Color is light made material; it's the bridge between the seen and the unseen.

Book 1985

In my work, I seek to question the boundaries between inside and outside.

Interview 1995

Art should provoke a sense of wonder, not just admiration.

Speech 2010

The pigment in my sculptures is not paint; it's a skin that breathes.

Book 2000

Life is like a concave mirror—distorted yet revealing truths.

Interview 2015

I believe the artist must embrace failure as part of creation.

Letter 1988

Cloud Gate is a mirror to the sky, reflecting our place in the universe.

Speech 2004

Absence is as powerful as presence in sculptural form.

Book 1992