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About this quote

What does it mean?
He jokes about a fast worker producing huge volumes of art.
In plain terms
He heard someone makes thousands of pictures quickly.
What can you take from it?
High output can seem unbelievable or absurd.

Where it applies

  • studio work
  • media news
  • criticism

Putting it to work

  • mass production
  • efficiency
  • scaling art

Questions to consider

  • Does quantity change how we value art?

Another view

Quality often gets overlooked when speed is praised.

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