look beyond the whimsy for the chaos and undulations of life (21 May 2016)

 


I could do whatever I wanted, whether people liked it or not.

- Niki de Saint Phalle

I love the round, the curves, the undulation, the world is round, the world is a breast

- Niki de Saint Phalle

Painting calmed the chaos that shook my soul.

- Niki de Saint Phalle

Most people don't see the edginess in my work. They think it's all fantasy and whimsy.

- Niki de Saint Phalle

Life ... is never the way one imagines it. It surprises you, it amazes you, and it makes you laugh or cry when you don't expect it.

- Niki de Saint Phalle

“Bonnie” de Saint Phalle & “Clyde” Tinguely (Self-selector)

AT HOME WITH: Niki de Saint Phalle; An Artist, Her Monsters, Her Two Worlds (New York Times)