Andres Serrano Biography

Andres Serrano, Photographer
Occup.Photographer
FromUSA
BornAugust 15, 1950
Age73 years
Serrano's work has actually excited strong public response in the United States, as well as he has also been charged of blasphemy by members of the U.S. Congress. Serrano's most popular jobs, Immersion (Piss Christ), shows a crucifix immersed in the musician's pee. Piss Christ, as the plant popularly called, is part of a series of works that utilize body fluids such as imaginative and symbolic product. Another much-discussed video is The Morgue, a group of "pictures" of extremely killed as well as killed people from various morgue.

In April 2011 was Piss Christ ruined by a group of violent extremists Catholic.

Our collection contains 27 quotes who is written / told by Andres.
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27 Famous quotes by Andres Serrano

Small: Whenever possible, I operate outside the system
"Whenever possible, I operate outside the system"
Small: Unfortunately, the Churchs position on most contemporary issues makes it hard to take them seriously
"Unfortunately, the Church's position on most contemporary issues makes it hard to take them seriously"
Small: Some people have compared the Klan images to ecclesiastical figures
"Some people have compared the Klan images to ecclesiastical figures"
Small: People have to find ways of explaining the work
"People have to find ways of explaining the work"
Small: One of the things that I am happy about in my life as an artist is that I am not considered a Hispanic
"One of the things that I am happy about in my life as an artist is that I am not considered a Hispanic artist"
Small: Oftentimes we love the thing we hate and vice versa
"Oftentimes we love the thing we hate and vice versa"
Small: My work is intensely personal
"My work is intensely personal"
Small: My work has social implications, it functions in a social arena
"My work has social implications, it functions in a social arena"
Small: My use of the medium - photography - is in some ways traditional
"My use of the medium - photography - is in some ways traditional"
Small: In my work, I explore my own Catholic obsessions
"In my work, I explore my own Catholic obsessions"
Small: I usually refer to myself as Hispanic
"I usually refer to myself as Hispanic"
Small: I think if the Vatican is smart, someday theyll collect my work
"I think if the Vatican is smart, someday they'll collect my work"
Small: I like to believe that rather than destroy icons, I make new ones
"I like to believe that rather than destroy icons, I make new ones"
Small: I like the aesthetics of the Church
"I like the aesthetics of the Church"
Small: I like going to Church for aesthetic reasons, rather than spiritual ones
"I like going to Church for aesthetic reasons, rather than spiritual ones"
Small: I like Church furniture
"I like Church furniture"
Small: I have never voted in my life
"I have never voted in my life"
Small: I have never been able to see myself as fitting into one category, and I have never been able to limit
"I have never been able to see myself as fitting into one category, and I have never been able to limit my contact with people to one group of people"
Small: I have always felt that my work is religious, not sacrilegious
"I have always felt that my work is religious, not sacrilegious"
Small: I have always felt that I am the sum total of my parts
"I have always felt that I am the sum total of my parts"
Small: I dont think that because I am Hispanic I should therefore do Hispanic work
"I don't think that because I am Hispanic I should therefore do Hispanic work"
Small: I am just an artist
"I am just an artist"
Small: I am drawn to Christ but I have real problems with the Catholic Church
"I am drawn to Christ but I have real problems with the Catholic Church"
Small: I am an artist first and a photographer second
"I am an artist first and a photographer second"
Small: Being born, especially being born a person of color, is a political act in itself
"Being born, especially being born a person of color, is a political act in itself"
Small: As a former Catholic, and as someone who even today is not opposed to being called a Christian, I felt
"As a former Catholic, and as someone who even today is not opposed to being called a Christian, I felt I had every right to use the symbols of the Church and resented being told not to"
Small: An artist is nothing without his or her obsessions, and I have mine
"An artist is nothing without his or her obsessions, and I have mine"