What message does this quote bring or what does it mean to you? “If one is to remove and strip away everything that prevents seeing a painting as anything other than itself then we are left with a non-objective or abstract painting. This is a wholly modern invention.

identity confusion and  it makes you thin k about who you are.

Explanation:

"If one is to remove and strip away everything that prevents seeing a painting as anything other than itself then we are left with a non-objective or abstract painting." Makes me feel as though I might be hiding myself. What does that leave me as? Who am I? It makes you question yourself. If you were the Mona Lisa for example, and someone gave you a smile, then you aren't really the Mona Lisa we know. So basically this quote is deep.