“The idea of an isolated American painting , so popular in this country during the thirties, seems absurd to me, just as the idea of a purely American mathematics or physics would seem absurd... And in another sense, the problem doesn't exist at all; or, if it did, would solve itself: An American is an American and his painting would naturally be qualified by the fact, whether he wills or not. But the basic problems of contemporary painting are independent of any one country.” IfsIdeasCountryFactsProblemSeemsPaintingMathematicsIndependentSolvePhysicsContemporaryAbsurdIsolatedQualified Book:Jackson Pollock, 1912-1956 Source: Jackson Pollock, 1912-1956
“It is also a fact that people who are isolated and alienated in their neighborhoods as a result of the large number of neighbors who do not speak Norwegian, who do not follow the Norwegian customs, norms and way of life, could have psychosomatic disorders that can lead to both sickness leave and need for medical help.” PeopleWayNeedsFactsHelpingSpeakResultsNumbersNeighborMedicalSicknessNeighborhoodCustomsDisorderIsolatedNormLarge NumbersNorwegiansMedical Help Author:Carl I. Hagen