Urs Fischer

Visual Arts Switzerland 1973 101 quotes

Playful sculptor melting and transforming materials ephemerally.

Quotes by Urs Fischer

I create to forget, but forgetting is creating.

Interview 2016

The beauty of art is in its imperfection.

Letter 2005

Why make sense when nonsense is more fun?

Witty Remark 2012

Sculpture is frozen movement in a still world.

Essay 2009

Every piece I make is a question without an answer.

Interview 2018

Time erodes everything, so why not play with it?

Speech 2010

Art is my way of whispering to the universe.

Personal Reflection 2006

Jokes are serious business in my studio.

Interview 2013

Meaning emerges from the chaos I create.

Catalog 2011

I build worlds to escape this one, briefly.

Letter 2014

The absurd is where truth hides.

Speech 2008

My work rots to remind us of decay.

Exhibition Note 2015

Laughter is the sculpture of the soul.

Witty Remark 2007

In art, failure is the best teacher.

Interview 2012

Life's fragility inspires my strongest pieces.

Personal Essay 2009

Surprise is the essence of creation.

Speech 2016

I question reality through illusion.

Catalog 2010

Nothing lasts, so make it memorable.

Letter 2005

Art without risk is just decoration.

Interview 2013

The mundane becomes magical in my hands.

Exhibition Statement 2011