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A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist’s own needs; a ‘finished’ statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work – related far more directly to the demands of communication.

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John Berger

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The human imagination… has great difficulty in living strictly within the confines of a materialist practice or philosophy. It dreams, like a dog in its basket, of hares in the open.

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We live in a dominant culture of ceaseless Departure and Progress that has so far lasted two or three centuries.

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May 3, 2024

We live in a dominant culture of ceaseless Departure and Progress that has so far lasted two or three centuries.

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May 3, 2024

The human imagination… has great difficulty in living strictly within the confines of a materialist practice or philosophy. It dreams, like a dog in its basket, of hares in the open.

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