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A painting’s an extension of yourself, it’s a kind of growth thing.
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A painting is presented as more than a separate object. It extends the person who makes it, carrying something of that person outward. Calling it “a kind of growth thing” suggests that painting is also part of personal development: making art becomes a way of changing, exploring, or becoming more fully oneself.
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- Official Statement
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