Ask the Artist | Questions for Cornelia Parker
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Cornelia Parker
British artist and sculptor who transforms found objects into poetic installations exploring power, conflict, and renewal.
All moments: Cornelia Parker
- Cornelia Parker Artist Talk — Cornelia Parker
I like to take man-made objects and push them to the point where they almost lose their reference
- Cornelia Parker Artist Interview — Cornelia Parker
I've never made a solid sculpture; I am more interested in the space with and around the mass
- A Brush with... Cornelia Parker — Cornelia Parker
You only get one life, so it seems to me you might as well do the things you want to do
- Talk Materialities — Cornelia Parker
Art is about freedom and I don't want my work to have a fixed meaning
- British Artist Cornelia Parker Talks About Her Work — Cornelia Parker
I collect fragments towards an idea over a long period of time, and then at a point it has to be made
- Artists in Conversation | Cornelia Parker — Cornelia Parker
When making work, I allow it to go wherever it wants
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