I think Picasso was someone who took art's powers of consuming, its powers of much-ness and multiplicity, and used that to his fullest extent. That's something that was permitted to men, obviously, much more than women, but was also permitted in the past much more often than now. Molly Crabapple artconsumeextent share on social
Objectifying is kind of a funny thing. Art is objectification, all art, because you're taking someone and making them into an object. But people can also talk back more to you when you're sketching them. They can look at you and say, 'Oh man, you got me wrong.' Molly Crabapple artbackfunny share on social
Sketching in general - anywhere, not just in Gitmo, but in life, in the world - is a profoundly disruptive act. Because you're creating something when you're kind of expected to consume or sit passively. I've always sketched things as a way to get into them, whether it was a fancy nightclub or, you know, to have kids think I was cool, whatever. Molly Crabapple actconsumecool share on social
I am lucky because I do fine art, and that is half of my living. And then illustration provides the other half. Molly Crabapple artfinehalf Change image and share on social
I've become increasingly agoraphobic. Molly Crabapple agoraphobichaveincreasingly Change image and share on social
The type of work I do, which is often called 'Pop Surrealism,' is very separate from Gagosian and Mary Boone type of gallery art. Molly Crabapple artboonecall Change image and share on social
The problem with doing physically ambitious art is that to view it, you still have to be in your physical body. Molly Crabapple ambitiousartbody Change image and share on social
I was involved in Occupy Wall Street as a participant and poster artist. 'Shell Game' is an attempt to do something bigger, to use whatever artistic powers I have to explore the excitements and betrayals of that year. Molly Crabapple artistartisticattempt share on social
Sketching is like dancing. It's process as much as product. You can turn your head off and just sort of dissolve into the now. Doing a giant, super thought-out painting is the opposite of that. Molly Crabapple dancedissolvegiant Change image and share on social
No painting is ever not an infinitely reproducible image any more. Molly Crabapple imageinfinitelypaint Change image and share on social