Quote by Alice Miller

I was not out to paint beautiful pictures even painting good pictures was not important to me. I wanted only to help the truth burst forth.

I was not out to paint beautiful pictures even painting good

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This quote suggests that the speaker's intention as an artist was not to create aesthetically pleasing or technically proficient paintings. Their main focus and priority was to convey the truth and evoke a sense of truthfulness in their artwork. The artist aimed to go beyond superficial beauty and instead explore more profound and meaningful aspects of reality, using their artistic expression as a means to bring the truth to light.

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