Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

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Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

Jackson Pollock

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Self-discovery Self-expression Artistic expression Painting Art

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Jackson Pollock

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Pollock, Jackson. Interviewed by Selden Rodman. c. 1956.

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