Milford ZornesAll art is abstract, because art is an abstraction of the truth.
About This Quote
This quote by Marcel Duchamp is about the importance of art. Art is an abstract representation of the full reality. The world is always changing, and therefore it is always an abstraction of reality. Everything in life changes, but most people don’t appreciate the beauty in the change.
This quote by Duchamp emphasizes that all art is abstract because it is an abstract representation of reality. Because art is not a complete picture of reality, it can be hard to understand at first glance, but with time and more exposure, one can begin to understand how true this quote really is.
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