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Quote by Marc Chagall
Art seems to me a state of mind more than anything.
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The quote presents art primarily as an inner way of thinking or feeling, rather than as an object, skill, or finished work. Saying it is “more than anything” a state of mind gives that personal outlook greater importance than art’s physical form.
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