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		ineedasername on Dec 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Surrealist painting found in recycling bin at Germ... Pretty much the whole evolution of art consists of creative rip-offs of what came before.

anonytrary on Dec 19, 2020 [–]

Right, at some point "being able to rip off the people who came before you and still be interesting" is what it means to be a great artist. Steal, steal, steal -- but don't copy.

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