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In the visual arts, particularly painting, I distrust all those abstractions, those artificial constructions. I have a very simple way of judging them: if I can do them, they are not art.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Abstraction Art Artificial Arts Distrust Judging Painting Particularly Simple Simple Way Them Those Very Visual Visual Arts Way I Can

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The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgments is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval.

~Franz Grillparzer

Topics: Abstraction Admire Aesthetic Approval Complete Different Fact Generally Incapable Judgments Latter Main Main Reason Make Meets Men Men And Women Only Reason Why Women

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The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.

~Gabriel Marcel

Topics: Abstraction Against Battle Dynamic Element Obstinate Philosophy Seen Spirit Taken Whole

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Of the many forms of false culture, a premature converse with abstractions is perhaps the most likely to prove fatal to the growth of a masculine vigour of intellect.

~George Boole

Topics: Abstraction Converse Culture False Fatal Forms Growth Intellect Likely Many Masculine Most Perhaps Premature Prove

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