Language is the most formless means of expression. Its capacity to describe concepts without physical or visual references carries us into an advanced state of abstraction. (Ian Wilson (conceptual artist))

Language is the most formless means of expression. Its capacity to describe concepts without physical or visual references carries us into an advanced state of abstraction.

Ian Wilson (conceptual artist)

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