Christo Quotes & Sayings

“And the most unusual and surrealistic place in New York City is Central Park.”

“But the drawings are not created only to be sold.”

“The work of art is a scream of freedom.”

“It is not only one person's work, it's really a partnership and collaboration during all these years.”

“Therefore, when we arrive in a place and talk to new people about a new image, it is very hard for them to visualize it. That's where the drawings are very important, because at least we can show a projection of what we believe it will look like.”

“That could stay, not forever, because we believe that nothing exists that is forever, not even the dinosaurs, but if well maintained, it could remain for four to five thousand years. And that is definitely not forever.”

“Because we do not sell photographs, we have no royalties on books, posters, postcards.”

“We don't sell technical drawings except when they are incorporated into a drawing or a collage.”

“And for every project, because it takes years, you can see the early drawings and collages as just a simple, vague idea, and through the years and through the negotiations of getting the permit, you see that every detail is now clarified.”

“You see, we are not machines and we do not have lots of ideas in a drawer.”