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I think all art is about control - the encounter between control and the uncontrollable
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"I think all art is about control - the encounter between control and the uncontrollable"

- Richard Avedon

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This quote by Richard Avedon talks to the idea that art is a method of managing the unmanageable. It recommends that art is a method of expressing the turmoil of life and the emotions that come with it. Art is a method of taking control of the unmanageable and making it something tangible and understandable. It is a method of understanding the world and the feelings that include it. Art is a method of developing order out of mayhem and of revealing the human experience. It is a method of taking control of the unmanageable and making it something that can be understood and appreciated. Art is a way of making sense of the world and the feelings that include it. It is a method of taking control of the uncontrollable and making it something that can be valued and understood.
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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Richard Avedon between May 15, 1923 and October 1, 2004. He/she was a famous Photographer from USA. The author also have 4 other quotes.

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