On a recent visit to National Gallery of Art, I was moved by Degas's "The Little dancer" sculpture.
Most of his scluputres were in wax, a material that does not last or display well. He choose to cast very few of them. Once a statute is cast it is no longer malleable. Degas did not readily commit to his sculptures.
That is an act of The Resistance. His job as an artist was to bring art into the world. Commit to the art.
The world is a poorer place due to that lack of commitment.
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