Paula VogelArt is the writer not having control, but the subject having control of the writer.
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In this quote, the writer has no control over the subject that they are writing about. In this case it is a mother and her son. The mother is not in control of her son, but he is in complete control of her. What makes art so great is its ability to capture the truth, not being completely controlled by the artist.
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