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Art was something that I was really interested in, probably more so than writing or anything else.
Robert Barry
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I just try things and whether people like it or if I find it successful or not, I just do it.
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And style, by the way, is a very important thing. It is like your signature, your handwriting or it is something that you develop that is your way of presenting yourself and also your way of looking at what art - of how to make art.
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