Hans Hoffman (1880-1966) was a painter of squiggly lines and colorful blobs.
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That is a great true, yet another beautiful drawing of someone drawing :D
Posted by Manolete | August 3, 2007 8:21 PM
Posted on August 3, 2007 20:21
I like that quote. It applies to programming as well.
Posted by zonker | August 3, 2007 10:28 PM
Posted on August 3, 2007 22:28
Yeah, but unlike science, in art, simplification or "what is necessary" is apparently subjective.
You put a good quote to good use, John. I like the smiley. He just wants to be happy.
Perhaps it has a corollary? "The ability to oversimplify means to eliminate the necessary so that the unnecessary may speak."
Posted by Kevin | August 3, 2007 10:48 PM
Posted on August 3, 2007 22:48