Very quickly a painting is turned into a facsimile of itself when one becomes so familiar with with it that one recognizes it without looking at it.
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I'm not so facile that I can accomplish or find out what I want to know or explore enough of the possibilities and a way of making a painting, say, in just one painting or two paintings.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects the complexity of artistic exploration and the limits of single works to express one's full creative vision.
Robert Rauschenberg highlights the challenges artists face in distilling their thoughts and explorations into just one or two pieces of art. He acknowledges that creativity is often a process that requires multiple attempts and iterations to fully capture the depth of ideas and possibilities he wishes to explore.
Themes
ArtCreativityExplorationProcessPainting
In practice
Example use cases
When discussing the creative process in an art class.
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