Jean LorrainIt is the sheer ugliness and banality of everyday life which turns my blood to ice and makes me cringe in terror.
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David Whyte once said, “It is the sheer ugliness and banality of everyday life which turns my blood to ice and makes me cringe in terror.” Good artists can make us see the beauty in what might seem like the most mundane of things. Even if we are surrounded by our own personal hells, we can still appreciate the beauty in art.
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