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A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist’s own needs; a ‘finished’ statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work – related far more directly to the demands of communication.

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If everything that existed were continually being photographed, every photograph would become meaningless.
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She is meant to imagine herself transformed by the product into an object of envy for others, an envy which will then justify her loving herself.
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