Art has simple founding principles: Less is more, more or less; fill in the blanks with no filler.

Kevin Focke
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An artist will often remove all of the elements that are not needed for the piece to be completed. A painter will paint only what is necessary. A writer might cut out unnecessary words. The goal of an artist is to make a piece as simple as possible while still being aesthetically pleasing.

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