Quotes by Ruth Asawa

About Ruth Asawa:

Ruth Asawa is included in prominent art collections such as those of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Whitney in New York. She was a driving force behind the creation of the San Francisco School of the Arts, which was renamed the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts in 2010 in tribute to her.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Art is doing. Art deals directly with life.

Ruth Asawa

Art can only be taught by artists.

Ruth Asawa

If a nonartist teaches a subject called art, it is nonart.

Ruth Asawa

Sculpture is like farming. If you just keep at it, you can get quite a lot done.

Ruth Asawa

All my wire sculptures come from the same loop. And there's only one way to do it. The idea is to do it simply, and you end up with a shape.

Ruth Asawa

Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I am.

Ruth Asawa

Author Bio

  • NameRuth Asawa
  • DescriptionAmerican sculptor
  • BornJanuary 24, 1926
  • DiedAugust 5, 2013
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSculptor