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PABLO PICASSO ~ WHAT IS AN ARTIST?

“What do you think an artist is? …he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.”

Pablo Picasso

22 March 2013

Picasso, The Tragedy, 1903

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RENE MAGRITTE ~ THE UNKNOWN

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RENE MAGRITTE ~ THE UNKNOWN

“The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown.” René Magritte Rene Magritte (1898-1967) The Lovers Oil on canvas 1928

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SALVADOR DALI ~ ON CONFUSION

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SALVADOR DALI ~ ON CONFUSION

“You have to systematically create confusion, it sets creativity free. Everything that is contradictory creates life” ― Salvador Dalí Photo Dali and his wife Gala

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