“Art is a mirror to nature.” Shakespeare
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| House in the Woods 1989 |
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality
but a hammer with which to shape it.” Bertolt Brecht
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| The Gulf Stream 1995 |
“In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it.” Ernst Fischer
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| Watch Man 1997 |
“My art is the knife the tears through the surface of reality;
then it becomes the needle and thread that stitches it back together.” Dawn Patel
then it becomes the needle and thread that stitches it back together.” Dawn Patel
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| Ancestor Dress 2016 photo credit: bloomphotographybykara |
