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I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes espec

I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around. – Chuck Close

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Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make space where there is no space or make you think of a life experience. – Chuck Close

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amazing
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I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another. In fact, my learning disabilities controlled a lot of things. I dont recognize faces, so Im sure its what drove me to portraits in the first place. – Chuck Close

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Learning
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You have to see a building to comprehend it. Photographs cannot convey the experience, nor film. – Arthur Erickson

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Being a biological mother just isnt part of my experience this time around. However, I am a mother who continues to give birth to ideas and ways of experiencing life that challenge the norm. – Kim Cattrall

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Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced. – John Keats

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I have a theory that the best ads come from personal experience. Some of the good ones I have done have really come out of the real experience of my life, and somehow this has come over as true and valid and persuasive. – David Ogilvy

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