Larry Keenan

Our common sense tells us that "art is illusion." The apples in a still life are not real apples; they are lines of charcoal. The trees in a landscape are not real trees; they are blobs of paint. The faces in a photograph are not real faces; they are dots of light-sensitive chemicals. But as Pablo Picasso once said, "Art is the lie that reveals the truth." With their charcoals, paints, and cameras, artists capture insights into the complexities of our lives, relationships, and histories.

 

Art shouldn't leave you flat

	William Henry

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