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“Somehow, in painting I try to make some logic out of the world that has been given to me in chaos.”

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Grace Hartigan
Grace Hartigan

Grace Hartigan, an American painter, was born on March 28, 1922, and passed away on November 15, 2008. Known for her abstract expressionist style, Hartigan was renowned for her unique use of color and form in her works. more

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“I perceive the world in fragments. It is somewhat like being on a very fast train and getting glimpses of things in strange scales as you pass by. A person can be very, very tiny. And a billboard can make a person very large. You see the corner of a house or you see a bird fly by, and it's all fragmented. Somehow, in painting I try to make some logic out of the world that has been given to me in chaos. I have a very pretentious idea that I want to make life, I want to make sense out of it. The fact that I am doomed to failure - that doesn't deter me in the least.”

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