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" The story is told of Michelangelo being asked about his methods for sculpting.
He replied simply that he worked on a block of marble, removing all that was not
part of the sculpture until only the sculpture remained. I suspect this oversimplifies
the art of sculpture, but it’s an excellent analogy for photography, which is
essentially an art of exclusion. "

David duChemin


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David duChemin quote : The story is told of Michelangelo being asked about his methods for sculpting.<br />He replied simply that he worked on a block of marble, removing all that was not<br />part of the sculpture until only the sculpture remained. I suspect this oversimplifies<br />the art of sculpture, but it’s an excellent analogy for photography, which is<br />essentially an art of exclusion.