Niki de Saint Phalle Quotes

France, Sculptor
October 29, 1930 – May, 21, 2002.

Niki de Saint Phalle (born Catherine-Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle) was a French-American sculptor, painter, and filmmaker. She was one of the few women artists widely known for monumental sculpture, but also for her commitments.

Also known as Painter, Film Maker

AIDS is a complex situation that's sure to bring out the best and the worst in people.

Niki de Saint Phalle
- Best
- Aids
- Bring Out
It's my destiny to make a place where people can come and be happy: a garden of joy.

Niki de Saint Phalle
- Joy
- Destiny
- Garden

I could do whatever I wanted, whether people liked it or not.

Niki de Saint Phalle
- Want
- Liked
- I Do
With long skirts, you can really buff. People open doors for you and everything.

Niki de Saint Phalle
- Doors
- Open
- Skirts
Since the age of 11, I have loved writing poems and fragments from my life.

Niki de Saint Phalle
- Writing
- My Life
- Poems
I wanted to make some of the really important things of my generation and some of the biggest.

Niki de Saint Phalle
Most people don't see the edginess in my work. They think it's all fantasy and whimsy.

Niki de Saint Phalle
- Work
- Fantasy
- Edginess
The world has been experiencing a whole pattern of auto-destruction, whether in environmental disasters like Chernobyl or health disasters like AIDS.

Niki de Saint Phalle

Painting calmed the chaos that shook my soul.

Niki de Saint Phalle
- Soul
- Painting
- Chaos