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February 13, 2006
Primitive
They are often called primitive for want of a better name.
They are the most sincere and most unself-conscious art that ever was and ever will be. They are what remains of the childhood of humanity. They are plunges into the depths of the unconscious. However great the artist of today or tomorrow, he will never be as innocent as the primitive artist—strangely involved and detached at the same time.
What could never have been written is there, all the dreams and anguishes of man. The hunger for food and sex and security, the terrors of night and death, the thirst for life and the hope for survival.”
Dominique de Menil, 1962
Posted by Steph at February 13, 2006 12:21 AM
Comments
What a profound quote. Thanks for sharing it. & I LOVE the new header. SOO nifty.
Posted by: christina at February 13, 2006 02:52 PM
thank you! I want to be her when I grow up.
Posted by: steph at February 13, 2006 03:00 PM