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“Today, we're encouraged to believe that we should have a verbal interpretation for what we view as art - when in fact the words are an intrusion on the experience.” quote by Ken Danby — Download Open image

“Today, we're encouraged to believe that we should have a verbal interpretation for what we view as art - when in fact the words are an intrusion on the experience.”

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Without art, we're handicapped, and living a stifled, barren existence.

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