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Every artist undresses his subject, whether human or still life. It is his business to find essences in surfaces, and wh
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"Every artist undresses his subject, whether human or still life. It is his business to find essences in surfaces, and what more attractive and challenging surface than the skin around a soul?"

- Richard Corliss

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This quote by Richard Corliss speaks with the innovative procedure of a musician. It recommends that the musician's job is to look past the surface area of their subject, whether it be a person or a motionless object, as well as to discover the essence of what exists beneath. The quote implies that the musician needs to have the ability to look past the physical look of their subject and also to discover the heart within. It recommends that the obstacle of discovering the spirit of an individual is extra attractive and also hard than discovering the significance of a non-living things. This quote speaks with the power of art and also the capacity of a musician to record the essence of a person or item in such a way that is both significant and also gorgeous.

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