Hiroshi Sugimoto Art Quotations

The 1,000 Buddha, to me, is almost like a contemporary art piece.

Art and religion have the same origin. Art first, or religion first? Maybe consciousness first! Consciousness always comes with religious feeling and artistic identification. It's the same origin.

Art resides even in things with no artistic intentions.

Art always helps religion; it became an inseparable phenomenon when human beings gained consciousness.

Art is technique: a means by which to materialize the invisible realm of the mind.

I didn't want to be criticized for taking low-quality photographs, so I tried to reach the best, highest quality of photography and then to combine this with a conceptual art practice. But thinking back, that was the wrong decision [laughs]. Developing a low-quality aesthetic is a sign of serious fine art-I still see this.

My art has gained some high value.