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Existential Distress No. 1," 5" x 3.75" acrylic and oil (mixed media) on paper.

Existential Distress No. 1 and No. 2

Quinn Jacobson February 12, 2024

“The neurotic opts out of life because he is having trouble maintaining his illusions about it, which proves nothing less than that life is possible only with illusions.”

― Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

Existential Distress No. 2," 5" x 3.75" acrylic, charcoal, and oil (mixed media) on paper.

In Art & Theory, Death Anxiety, Denial of Death, Ernest Becker Tags acrylic painting, oil and acrylic painting, Mixed Media
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