Art is not life, nor a reproduction of life, but a representation carried out within the specific terms, conversions and limitations of the particular art used.
The most realistic art is considerably removed from reality. Art does not give real things or imitations of real things.
The thing that art gives is strained first through the artist's selections and judgments, and then through the specific techniques which he used to present them. If you are to enjoy an art, you must first accept its terms.
Thomas Hart Benton
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