Art does not reproduce what is visible, it makes things visible.

Paul Klee
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The French philosopher Descartes once said, "I think, therefore I am." He was talking about the power of thought. But he may have been wrong, because art can change us in ways we don't realize. It does not reproduce what is visible, it makes things visible.

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