[Yinka Shonibare MBE: Being an Artist]
You've got to be a bit utopian to be an artist,
because it's not a very realistic occupation.
The thought of being an artist in itself,
I think, is a utopian idea
because I don't really make anything useful.
And I think that...
that, in and of itself,
is an illustration of my own disposition.
Half the time, actually, I don't believe that I am doing what I'm doing.
I'm realizing my dreams
and that somehow is also my profession.
There is no line between the personal and the professional.
And so, in a way,
I feel very lucky that I can do that--
I can realize my utopian dreams
and still survive
through doing that.