A Quote by David Bellos
In painting as in prose, a good eye is not enough to tell you whether what you see is real or fake.
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If I hold up a red square for 30 seconds and take it away, you will see a perfect green square. It's how the eye works. So if you want to paint a really good red painting, you have to strategically place in some green, so the eye is brought back.
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