What is art but the denial of life?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Art might be seen as rejecting reality or life itself.
- In plain terms
- Art denies real life.
- What can you take from it?
- Question if art escapes reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does art separate from life?
- Is creation a denial?
Another view
Art can also celebrate life.
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