The artist likes to seem totally responsible for his work. Often he begins to explain it, to make it appear as if it were a reasonable process. (Arthur Erickson)

The artist likes to seem totally responsible for his work. Often he begins to explain it, to make it appear as if it were a reasonable process.

Arthur Erickson

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