A. Balasubramaniam Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by A. Balasubramaniam:

I think artists are really the root of a tree. They can search for truth or reality in their own way, and the gallery can support them - the outside part of the tree, where it is more about reaching the outside world, connecting with the outside world. That is the role of the gallery, no? Why does the artist have to do that?
~A. Balasubramaniam


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In India, nobody really talks about works of art; they always talk about the appreciation of art. You buy this for 3,000 rupees, it'll become 30,000 in two months.
~A. Balasubramaniam


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My work is not directly about the social or political.
~A. Balasubramaniam


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/a-balasubramaniam-quotes/#8934237b

I remember, in my first show in New York, they asked, 'Where is the Indian-ness in your work?'... Now, the same people, after having watched the body of my work, say, 'There is too much Indian philosophy in your work.' They're looking for a superficial skin-level Indian-ness, which I'm not about.
~A. Balasubramaniam


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/a-balasubramaniam-quotes/#c8648987

I enjoy doing my work, and I don't want to deal with the other things. When you enjoy doing your work so much, why deal with where to show, how to show, what to do? If the artist finds the right gallery which respects their work and gives them that freedom to do whatever they want to do, the artist can focus on his work.
~A. Balasubramaniam


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/a-balasubramaniam-quotes/#7ad7cb93

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