Viewer Quotes

“To the complaint, 'There are no people in these photographs,' I respond, 'There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.'”

“I am trying to make a work in which the viewer sees what I have seen and what I am seeing.”

“The artist may not necessarily understand his own art. His perception is neither better nor worse than that of others.”

“The job of the artist is to make a gesture and really show people what their potential is. It's not about the object, and it's not about the image; it's about the viewer. That's where the art happens.”

“Audiences like to be challenged and to be surprised.”

“I want my paintings to be a place where the viewer can get lost.”