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I Am Just Trying To Find A Way To Make Pictures.
-Jasper Johns
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I Am Just Trying To Find A
Jasper Johns
I Am Just Trying To Find A Way To Make Pictures.
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Sometimes I See It And Then Paint It. Other Times I Paint It And Then See It. Both Are Impure Situations, And I Prefer Neither. At Every Point In Nature There Is Something To See. My Work Contains Similar Possibilities For The Changing Focus Of The Eye.
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