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“Reality must be expressed by a physical symbol.”

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Mark Tobey, an American painter, is renowned for his unique abstract style and color usage. His works blend Eastern philosophy with Western painting techniques, profoundly influencing 20th-century American art. more

“Now it seems to me that we are in a universalising period... If we are to have world peace, we should have an understanding of all the idioms of beauty because the members of humanity who have created these idioms of beauty are going to be a part of us. And I would say that we are in a period when we are discovering and becoming acquainted with these idioms for the first time.”

Ifs World Should Firsts Seems Humanity Understanding Becoming Periods Members First Time Should Have Discovering Idiom

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“But there was escape, too, even in those days, for there was Whistler living in the grey mists with a faded orange moon. The nocturne transformed itself into dreamy rooms with Chopin's music creating a mood that softened the hard core of self.”

Self Hard Rooms Moon Creating Core Mood Transformed Grey Orange Mist Faded Dreamy Hard Core Whistler

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“We look at the mountain to see the painting, then we look at the painting to see the mountain.”

Looks Painting Mountain

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