I don't paint out of responsibility. I paint out of need.

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I don't paint out of responsibility. I paint out of need.

Jim Dine

2010

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Artistic expression Self-expression Vocation Painting Art

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2010

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Jim Dine

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Dine, Jim. "Lone Wolf: An Interview with Jim Dine." Interviewed by Ilka Scobie. Artnet, 28 June 2010.

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