Art Is… Inspiration | SFMOMA Shorts

Artists share personal stories about being inspired by other artists. Seeking out these sources of inspiration shaped them as artists, and empowered them throughout their careers. As Tony Oursler reflects, “I built my identity on other artists. I’m a sponge.”
Learn more about the featured artists at SFMOMA.org.
Ewan Gibbs: www.sfmoma.org...
Fred Wilson: www.sfmoma.org...
Judy Chicago: www.sfmoma.org...
Tony Oursler: www.sfmoma.org...
John Baldessari: www.sfmoma.org...
Robert Bechtle: www.sfmoma.org...
Learn more about the artists who inspired them.
Vija Celmins: www.sfmoma.org...
Isamu Noguchi: www.sfmoma.org...
Mary Cassatt: www.metmuseum.o...
Georgia O'Keeffe: www.sfmoma.org...
Emily Carr: www.museevirtue...
Doug Hall: www.sfmoma.org...
Howard Fried: www.sfmoma.org...
Tony Labat: www.eai.org/ar...
Sigmar Polke: www.sfmoma.org...
Richard Diebenkorn: www.sfmoma.org...
Learn about how Richard Diebenkorn was inspired by Henri Matisse: www.sfmoma.org...