List of Thom Mayne Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 25 inspiring quotes by Thom Mayne.

About Thom Mayne

  • Born: January 19, 1944
  • Occupation: Architect
    • It's too simplistic to advance the notion of the autonomy of art as a reason for turning away from the public. you can have autonomy and simultaneously have connections with the social and political world.
    Art Political Connections
    Art in progress. mak has occupied a unique and valuable space as international host for discourse between the arts and architecture.
    Art Unique Space
    Our idea of nature is increasingly being determined by scientific developments. and they have become decisive for our image of reality.
    Reality Ideas Development
    So at a time in which the media give the public everything it wants and desires, maybe art should adopt a much more aggressive attitude towards the public. i myself am very much inclined to take this position.
    Art Attitude Media
    So i am totally aware that when i defend the autonomy of art i'm going counter to my own development. it's more an instinctive reaction, meant to protect the private aspect of the work, the part i am most interested in and which nowadays is at risk in our culture.
    Art Risk Culture
    Scientific reality is the modern human condition, and you can see that in the symbolic nature of my work.
    Reality Modern Human Condition
    For me the meaning of my work is much more fluid.
    Fluid
    I've learned that in order to achieve what i wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by pounding my fist on the table.
    Hands Order Fists
    Large-scale public projects require the agreement of large numbers of people.
    Agreement Numbers People
    I've been such an outsider my whole life.
    Outsiders Whole Life Whole
    You might say that when you step inside, you're entering a honorific space, but that's something totally different than experiencing it. and in architecture the experience comes first. that has the deepest effect on us.
    Space Different Entering
    So we can't go backwards, we can only go where the evolutionary trajectory is taking us and attune our ideas about ourselves and our existence to that course.
    Ideas Existence Backwards
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