I like living, breathing better than working...my art is that of living. Each second, each breath is a work which is inscribed nowhere, which is neither visual nor cerebral, it's a sort of constant euphoria.

Marcel Duchamp
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Pablo Picasso has been called the greatest artist of the 20 th century. His comment above is a profound one. It says something about our values and priorities that we would rather live than work. He believed that art is not merely a product of the mind and body, but of the soul and spirit.

This is an idea that we can all adopt and live by. It's what makes each second, each breath a work which is inscribed nowhere, which is neither visual nor cerebral, it's a sort of constant euphoria.

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