Art is not what you see but what you make others see

Edgar Degas
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Who doesn’t like art? Who doesn’t like to visit art museums? Art is not just about paintings or drawings. Art can be anything that you make with your mind, be it writing, drawing, singing, dancing, playing an instrument or doing anything else. The idea of art is to make people see something they have never seen before. This idea of making others see something is the essence of art. It is not about creating beautiful things but creating new things for people to see.

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