Martin Kippenberger Quotes

Germany, Artist
February 25, 1953 – March, 7, 1997.

Martin Kippenberger (25 February 1953 – 7 March 1997) was a German artist and sculptor known for his extremely prolific output in a wide range of styles and media, superfiction as well as his provocative, jocular and hard-drinking public persona.

Also known as Sculptor

An artist who opposes himself still has the best chances to reach some result.

Martin Kippenberger
What I'm working on is for people to be able to say that Kippenberger had this really good mood.

Martin Kippenberger
- People
- Good
- Mood

Assuming roles is something that simply won't work for me, since I don't have a style. None at all.

Martin Kippenberger
- Work
- Style
You really can't bring about anything new with art.

Martin Kippenberger
- Art
Nobody helps anybody.

Martin Kippenberger
I'm not interested in provoking people, but only in trying to be consoling.

Martin Kippenberger
- People
- Trying
A good artist has less time than ideas.

Martin Kippenberger
- Time
- Good
Entertainment and art are not isolated.

Martin Kippenberger
- Art

I am not an easel-kisser.

Martin Kippenberger
I am a travelling salesman. I deal in ideas.

Martin Kippenberger
What people will say about me then - or maybe not say - will be the only thing that finally counts.

Martin Kippenberger
- People
Entertainment is in art like color in pictures.

Martin Kippenberger
- Art
- Color
My style is where you see the individual and where a personality is communicated through actions, decisions, single objects and facts, where the whole draws together to form a history.

Martin Kippenberger
- History
- Together
- Single
I can't cut off an ear everyday. Do the Van Gogh here and the Mozart there. Anyway it's exhausting enough always having to check up on what one is really doing!.

Martin Kippenberger
- Up
- Everyday