As a means of expression, painting must deliver universally valid statements, make allegorical reflections on life, and create new mythologies. (Stefan Szczesny)

As a means of expression, painting must deliver universally valid statements, make allegorical reflections on life, and create new mythologies.

Stefan Szczesny

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