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The Book Club: Orhan Pamuk

Best of the Spectator

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Exploring Absence in Art

This chapter examines the absence of human figures in paintings and the emotional motivations behind this choice, focusing on the significance of landscapes like mountains and the sea. It also discusses the historical context of portraiture, the influence of Chinese landscape painting, and the notion of distance as a metaphor in artistic expression.

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