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“Truth in art is not the discovery of facts, not an addition to human knowledge in the scientific sense of the word. It is, rather, the exercise of human propriety, the formulation of symbols which rigidify our sense of poise and rhythm. Artistic truth is the externalization of taste.”
~Kenneth Burke from Counter-Statement
photo by Stathis Stavrianos (Taken with Instagram)
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“Truth in art is not the discovery of facts, not an addition to human knowledge in the scientific sense of the word. It is, rather, the exercise of human propriety, the formulation of symbols which rigidify our sense of poise and rhythm. Artistic truth is the externalization of taste.”

~Kenneth Burke from Counter-Statement

photo by Stathis Stavrianos (Taken with Instagram)

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