Carolina QuotesI knew what a circle could do. Both eyes focus on it. It stamps itself out, like a dot. This, in turn, causes one's vision to spread, as in a mandala in Tantric art.
Kenneth Noland Carolinian
Source
Kenneth Noland, p. 8
- work
- "Conversation with Karen Wilkin" (1986-1988)
- year
- 1986
- locator
- p. 8
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“I knew what a circle could do. Both eyes focus on it. It sta…” Kenneth Noland. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-6ED1E7BC30. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/6ed1e7bc30
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