“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, but must be felt with the heart.” -Helen Keller "Women can also be creative in total isolation. I know excellent women artists who do original work without any response to speak of. Maybe they are used to lack of feedback. Maybe they are tougher." -Elaine de Kooning Elaine Kooning ( March 12, 1918 - February 1, 1989) " Elaine Marie Catherine de Kooning was an Abstract Expressionist and Figurative Expressionist painter in the post-World War II era. She wrote extensively on the art of the period and was an editorial associate for Art News magazine. " " I have always wanted my art to service my people - to reflect us, to relate to us, to stimulate us, to make us aware of our potential. We have to create an art for liberation and for life. " Elizabeth Catlett “Art is only important to the extent that it aids in the liberation of our people.” ― Elizabeth ...
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