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On Abstraction, Power and Beauty in Art

“Is the power to arouse such life-giving feelings to be found in abstract art?” On Collecting by Lord Eccles page 110 “As far as I can tell, the human spirit is not and never will be satisfied with what can be proved logically or mathematically, i.e. with what science can do to transform the physical world. More people may appear to be irreligious, materialistic, and even happier than they were a generation ago. Is this because science is supplying the food for their spirit? Surely not, but science can make men forget that they need such food, blinding them with... Read More