John CiardiModern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea.
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The quote Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and convince themselves that they have a better idea.” is a witty remark by Marcel Duchamp. He was a French artist who was a pioneer of the Dada movement that took place around World War I. In this quote, he says that he can't paint girls because of the fact that they are not what his eyes are used to seeing. So, he thinks he can do better by painting objects from everyday life which are not beautiful but functional.
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