- In art it is not only the process of the artist that is creative it is also the interpretative process of the beholder that is creative.
- Modern and abstract art it puts a greater demand on the beholder's imagination.
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For the artist, the creative process is also interpretative, and for the beholder the interpretative process is also creative. Because the extent of the viewer’s contribution depends on the degree of ambiguity in the image, a work of abstract art, with its lack of reference to identifiable forms, arguably puts greater demands on the beholder’s imagination than a figurative work does. - [[Reductionism in Art and Brain Science]]