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I need my painting to be a dramatic echo of the moment I live in.
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The speaker wants painting to reflect the present moment in a powerful, heightened way. “Dramatic echo” suggests more than a plain record: the work should carry the feeling and force of the time being lived through, while still remaining an echo rather than an exact copy.
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- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires
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