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" The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection. "

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" It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work. "

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" Objectifying is kind of a funny thing. Art is objectification, all art, because you're taking someone and making them into an object. But people can also talk back more to you when you're sketching them. They can look at you and say, 'Oh man, you got me wrong.' "

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" I believe that art can make relevant and progressive contributions to culture and society. "

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" Art is one thing that can go on mattering once it has stopped hurting. "

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" The work ethic at art school is completely different than the work ethic amongst people who get into music. People who paint, it's an honorable thing to spend all day and all night in front of your canvas - that is the romantic vision of the painter. "

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" A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas. "

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" Painting is by nature a luminous language. "

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" The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor's hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone. "

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