82 Quotes by Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

You take a painting, you have a white, virginal piece of canvas that is the world of purity, and then you put your imagery on it, and you try to bring it back to the original purity.

I knew that a day I took away from the work did not make me too happy.

I've taught, and the first thing I did when I taught art, was not to teach art.

The outside wold pressures you into a mold, but if you don't accept that - you gamble with life. Call it gambling.

We must create our own world.

Another thing about creation is that every day it is like it gave birth, and it's always kind of innocent and refreshing. So it's always virginal to me, and it's always a surprise.

I make collages. I join the shattered world creating a new harmony.

You must create your own world. I am responsible for my world.

I began to stack my sculptures into an environment. It was natural. It was a flowing of energy.