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Art Quote by Hyon Gyon

“Art-making is an extension of the kind of spiritual process that shamans unfold in order to demonstrate the connectedness of the world beyond reality.” quote by Hyon Gyon — Download Open image

“Art-making is an extension of the kind of spiritual process that shamans unfold in order to demonstrate the connectedness of the world beyond reality.”

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