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Leo Tolstoy

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.

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Tolstoy means that art is more than just skill or technique; it is about sharing the emotions the artist felt while creating it. The true purpose of art is to communicate those feelings to others, not just to produce a crafted object.

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