"Portrait of the artist as a dirty old man" by Christopher Shea in Boston Globe"

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“The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they're always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back.”

“Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed. My fundamental purpose is to interpret the typical American. I am a story teller.”

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"How can you say Saudi Arabia is a great partner in fighting terrorism when they are fueling and funding terrorist groups in Yemen?"

— Tulsi Gabbard

Military1981

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"images of paintings of Gerard Bilders in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam"

— Gerard Bilders

Art1838–1865

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"If Slumdog Millionaire projects India as a Third World, dirty-underbelly, developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists …"

— Amitabh Bachchan

acting1942

#knowledge

"An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythms, by effort that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language."

— Henri Matisse

Art1869–1954

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