Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness. (Mark Rothko)

Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness.

Mark Rothko

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