A lot of my work is about what's abstract and what's pictorial. Is it bubblegum, or is it an abstract painting using bubblegum? The energy comes from walking that line and watching things dip this way and that. Dan Colen abstractbubblegumdip share on social
I've always been interested in moments of disbelief... I don't know if they possess any magic, but they do have something. Dan Colen disbeliefhaveinterest Change image and share on social
Art class was my thing, but not any other class. Dan Colen artclassthing Change image and share on social
It takes a lot of help - nature, friends, family, craftsmen - for me to make what I make. Dan Colen craftsmanfamilyfriend Change image and share on social
The different bodies of my work end themselves when there's no more discovery to be had. Dan Colen bodydiscoveryend Change image and share on social
I used to kind of go for it, right? Like, I'd be the one who would say, 'All right, there's Kate Moss. I'm going to try to make out with her.' Dan Colen katekindmake Change image and share on social
Art is kind of the lens through which I think about God. Dan Colen artgodkind Change image and share on social
Love is important. I didn't have the energy to be giving it to somebody else in a way that they deserved, and I knew that. So I've always been scared to go too far with somebody I care for because I knew there would come a day when I'd need to pick up and finish a painting for the next three months. That day is inevitable. Dan Colen caredaydeserve share on social
It's such a paradox. You come from this place where you want fame; you don't want to be bourgeois, but you want to be successful. You want to be accepted, but you also want to be going against the grain. You want to be on the outside, but you want to be on the inside. Dan Colen acceptbourgeoisfame share on social