Quote by Publilius Syrus
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like scien

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth. – Publilius Syrus

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When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it – a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand – as a final test. If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If theres a clash between the two, its bad art. – Marc Chagall

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