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Pablo Picasso

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs.

Pablo Picasso

Art

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Picasso is saying that true art comes from creativity and intuition rather than following strict rules about what is beautiful. He compares this to love, where appreciation comes naturally without analyzing or judging by fixed standards.

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