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Giorgio de Chirico, born on July 10, 1888 and died on November 20, 1978, was an Italian painter. His works are known for their unique symbolic style and abstract representation of urban landscapes.

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Surrealism Surrealismo Surréalisme Surréaliste

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“It is essential that the revelation we receive, the conception of an image which embraces a certain thing, which has no sense in itself, which has no subject, which means 'absolutely nothing' from the logical point of view.. ..should speak so strongly in us, evoke such agony or joy, that we feel compelled to paint.”

Feels Should Mean Desire Certain Speak Views Subjects Essentials Embrace Paint Point Of View Revelations Logical Conception Compelled Absolutely Nothing

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“We must hold enormous faith in ourselves.”

Faith Enormous

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“If a work of art is to be truly immortal, it must pass quite beyond the limits of the human world, without any sign of common sense and logic. In this way the work will draw nearer to dream and to the mind of a child.”

Ifs World Way Mind Humans Children Art Dream Common Limits Draws Art Is Logic Common Sense Immortal Works Of Art

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“There is much more mystery in the shadow of a man walking on a sunny day, than in all religions of the world.”

Men World Mystery Walking Shadow Sunny Sunny Day

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“It used to be that painters were crazy and sculptors clever. Today it's the other way around.”

Way Today Used Crazy Clever Painter Used To Be Sculptors

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“When I close my eyes my vision is even more powerful.”

Eye Powerful Vision Perception

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“To become truly immortal a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken it will enter the regions of childhood vision and dream.”

“Everything has two aspects: the current aspect, which we see nearly always and which ordinary men see, and the ghostly and metaphysical aspect, which only rare individuals may see in moments of clairvoyance and metaphysical abstraction.”

Men May Two Moments Individual Ordinary Aspect Currents Metaphysical Abstraction Ordinary Man Clairvoyance

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“Art is the fatal net which catches these strange moments on the wing like mysterious butterflies, fleeing the innocence and distraction of common men.”

Men Art Moments Common Strange Art Is Wings Mysterious Innocence Distraction Butterfly Common Man Fleeing

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“One must picture everything in the world as an enigma, and live in the world as if in a vast museum of strangeness.”

Ifs World Inspirational Imagine Mystery Live Life Museums Living My Life Enjoy Life Strangeness Enigma

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“Although the dream is a very strange phenomenon and an inexplicable mystery, far more inexplicable is the mystery and aspect our minds confer on certain objects and aspects of life.”

Mind Dream Certain Mystery Objects Strange Aspect Phenomenon Inexplicable Aspects Of Life Strange Phenomena

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About the Author

Born: July 10, 1888
Died: November 20, 1978
Known for: Artist
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