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When I ask you
What you think of my paintings?
please don’t say
Oh, I don’t know anything about art.
Tell me what you see
what you feel
(Are You drawn in?)
(Angry?)(Happy?)(Confused?)
(Do you see me?)
(Do you see yourself?)
This is not an academic excercise.
There is no right or wrong answer.
It’s not like I plan a painting
(why do you plan a response?)
I start with a shape
which becomes another shape and
grows and changes
until it says to me
I’m done.
Step back.
Look at me.
Think about me.
Art is about knowing.
Art is about being.
taking control of your eyes
your mind
your heart
giving them the freedom to see.
— Robi Smith
June 1999
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