Usually when painters use photographs, they enlarge and copy them and simply make a large, boring painting of a large, boring photograph. (Duane Michals)

Usually when painters use photographs, they enlarge and copy them and simply make a large, boring painting of a large, boring photograph.

Duane Michals

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