Truman CapoteIf there is no mystery, for the artist, to solve inside of his art, then there's no point in it.. .. for me, every act of art is the act of solving a mystery.
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An artist is an individual that expresses himself through the form of art. To solve a mystery is to solve a problem, and in doing so, you gain knowledge of it. A mystery is something that cannot be understood by just reading about it, but the artist must go beyond what he knows to make his art come to life. The artist must solve the mystery of how his art will come to life. Without solving the mystery, the artist's work would not be worthwhile.
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