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“Art is a way you discover the past, and so it brings the past into the present and the future. That's why we have anthropologists who dig up the art from the past. You can see the refinement in the society by the art. And people will see our lack of refinement when they dig up our art.”

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Pat Steir

Pat Steir, born on April 10, 1940, is a renowned painter known for her unique abstract style and profound depiction of natural phenomena. more

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