Hiroshi Sugimoto Quotes About Art
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Art is technique: a means by which to materialize the invisible realm of the mind.
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I didn't want to be criticized for taking low-quality photographs, so I tried to reach the best, highest quality of photography and then to combine this with a conceptual art practice. But thinking back, that was the wrong decision [laughs]. Developing a low-quality aesthetic is a sign of serious fine art-I still see this.
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The 1,000 Buddha, to me, is almost like a contemporary art piece.
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Art and religion have the same origin. Art first, or religion first? Maybe consciousness first! Consciousness always comes with religious feeling and artistic identification. It's the same origin.
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Art resides even in things with no artistic intentions.
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However fake the subject, once photographed, it's as good as real.
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My art has gained some high value.
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Art always helps religion; it became an inseparable phenomenon when human beings gained consciousness.
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